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Yeah, I added nutrient same time as juice, wort, etc ... right up front ... to the carboy. And it sure adds to the fermentation!!! Run a blow off tube for sure. This brew is still bubbling nicely and man does it smell good!!! I did try a hard cider with apple and pineapple, which I...

OK, started a new 3 gallon batch with modified recipe last Sunday. Any thoughts on how this might turn out? Here is what I did: 1 packet Nottigham Ale Yeast 1/2 tsp yeast nutrient 3 oz Crystal 120L 3 oz Crystal 60L 3 oz Honey Malt 1 oz Torrified Wheat 12 oz Light DME 12 oz Amber DME...

OK, off the wall idea, but what do you think would happen if you made this recipe with 50% apple and 50% pineapple juice? I made some traditional hard cider with this 50/50 mixture and it turned out great. See any reason why I would NOT want to give this a try?

OK, I just bottled my first batch of Graff. In fact, it was the first bottling of anything for me, and I am hoping I did it right. Here is what I did: 3 gallons of graff, completely fermented with SG of 1.0 Dissolved 6 oz of corn sugar in 2 cups of water and added to bottling bucket...

Sounds interesting ... I want to try it. But a few questions: 1. If following the recipe for the standard brew, at what point in time do you add the dextrine and sugar? I assume it would be same time you add DME, before the 30 min boil? 2. What do these extra sugars do to your...

Is fermentation fully done in 2-3 weeks? If not, how do you prevent bottle bombs when you charge the bottles for carbing? How are the bottles stored after carbing? Cold crashed and stored cold afterwards? Can they be stored warm, or will that create the bottle bombs that worry me so much?

I really appriciate your help and advice. I have not tried the newell woodchuck clone, but it sounds intriguing. I need to look it up. Hardest thing about making a good hard cider or mead is ... waiting. However, the alternative of drinking it young is not a good one. I tried one of my...

Yes, I did cool the wort down to mid 60's before dumping it in the fermenter and adding the cider and then pitching yeast. It looked like strong coffee before it went into the primary. I am probably just being paranoid, but I have never brewed anything but hard cider and mead before this, so I...

Hi all, my first post. Just started a 3 gallon batch of Graff last night. Followed instructions closely, but had to use 100% Amber DME, and used Wyeast 1056. But the wort came out much darker than what I had imagined. Is this normal? Even after mixing in the rest of the juice and pitching...