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Thanks lowtones84, i finally went to my HBS and got some dextrose, ill use the piloncillo on my belgian ales for those flavors. cheers Al

Hi everyone, im ready to bottled a Xmas ale with spices (2row, little bit aromatic, chocolate malt, crystal), so im out of dextrose right now, i have piloncillo and dark sugar,.. so, can i expect good flavor and of course good carbonation using it? thanks for any advice,... :mug:

how about the water chemistry, it might be an issue to me too, i agree about the refractometer accurate readings, i only use in pre-fermentation and after that that i use the hydrometer cheers! Al

how about the wather chemistry, it might be an issue to me too, i agree about the refractometer accurate readings to, i only use it pre fermentation and after that i use the hydrometer cheers! Al

Cooling the wort is the only thing i wish to be more easily done, i use a 50 ft SS wort chiller and in the summer i have little extra work reaching the apropiate desired temps (let say 65F-68F), but no problem during the winter I think using frozen water bottles is a good idea, im just concern...

Hi, question here i made my first batch following the exact ingredients and the original process,it is now almost two months since i brew it and in the first 30 days it was just a dry white wine with just a hint of apple in the aftertaste, so im planning bottling in a few days with bottling...

5 more gallons here, made it in July 01 in Tijuana Mexico...! smells great so far!:drunk: 23,408 + 5= 23,413

i added 1.5 lbs of dextrose to my tripel becouse i want to drive it to 9% avb, before that i was in ~7.8 %, looks like it finish activity in the airlock in a couple of days

yes, same here I added just the way posted above to my first tripel, i just reduced a little bit the temp to avoid some flavors,. done well

after one week in the primary and one week in the secondary the FG is .990! that's two weeks and i tasted, it smells a very nice sweet fruity strawberry and in the aftertaste theres a kind a bitter of the dryness...unfortunelly since i didn't use the pectyne enzime the color turns a little pink...

update: two days ago i transfer to glass carboy, check the OG and after 5 days of pitching the yeast i got a 1.006!! wow, that was fast! OG 1.075, so i guess it will turn ready sooner than i expected, so what do you think? am i able to drink it in two months? i tasted and is very nice aroma and...

mmm interesting.... sumerging the pipet with sample in cold water for 10 second before the readings.. thanks! good tip

haha,,, i stuck my nose in the airlock 3 times a day...at least! smells incredible now is 3 day and a half day fermenting in the primary, looks good so far next time i'll tried the raisins

Yes i did ,add 5 of campden tablets 24 hours before pitching the yeast and use Lalvin Wine Yeast K1-V116previusly rehydrated in 100 ml of warm water according to manufacturer's instructions. I pitched last monday in the night and after day and half is bubblign like crazy!, wow.. is in a...

i have in mind that i can put some oak chips to the secondary, do you add usually some oak flavor to fruit wine? just curious and how to make it more interesting after done

thanks Noe, good to hear that... i suppose i can clarify the wine later while is conditioning with another ingredient im really excited

Hi, im a homebrewer (beer) and yesterday i begun in the winemaking process, and since is strawberry season i decided to go for it i read articles and recipes to understand the process and my kids help me out by crushing the berrys with their feet, they have so much fun doing it heres what i...

i made this recipe using WLP002 and Liberty instead of Mt Hood becouse in my LHBS they where out of it, i hit an OG 1.073 and after 10 days i took a sample today and it was 1.010. I'll wait for the weekend to dry hop with Colombus for more 5 days, like the spicyness! Al Equihua

my first 3 batches they where sour beer due an infection (porter, pale ale and stout) the fourth one was a belgian ale and throw it in the restroom.. i was in your same desperate situation. I was racking to secondary in every batch and my sanitation skills where not the correct. I almost throw...

Usually i got my bottles rainsed two times or more with plain water after two or four hours that has been used to avoid sticking in the bottom. sumerged in warm water for a night and scrub them with a aluminium brush.. they came very easy and in the bottling day i scrub them very well in the...