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Has anybody every just left their hydrometer or thermometer in the primary during fermentation? I am trying this with my thermometer now...cold season is here and the temp of my house really swings so I have to be watchful. Can anybody add to this? My primary is a very large pale with lots of...

Im planning on back sweetening my DRY wild berry mead and adding some vanilla bean. I guess I'm wondering if my plan of attack is adequate. .. RECIPE used 15 ĺbs honey,and 3.5lbs frozen wild berry mix with EC 118. Approx 6gal water (accidentally). OG 1.086. Next day I added another 2...

Hey guys, when is it too late to add honey to bump up the abv? I would prefer a semi-sweet to dry mead but I think it's on it's way to a sweet mead thus far. 1 week ago I used 15 lbs of honey, 1.5 kg o frozen wild berries, 2 packs of Lalvin EC-1118 and threw some yeast energizer and...

Hey guys, I have 1 all grain brew beneath my belt (with help from a friend) and I have some grains and hops left over, plus my lhbs was having a sale so I grabbed some misc grains and hops. Maybe somebody can help me throw a recipe together? I don't have the experience to whip something up...

This evening I started a 1 gal. batch of ginger beer. 2 cups minced ginger, zest & juice of two lemons, 4 cups corn sugar, water to fill 1 gallon jug, 1/2 tsp yeast energizer and a pack of dried yeast. Almost immediately I noticed this "blob" (the only way I can describe it), at the bottom of...

I just started a 1 gal. batch 2 days ago (and is fermenting very nicely). I used 2 lbs 8 oz of honey, and a Lalvin champagne yeast. I plan on adding fruit when fermentation is complete. How can I go about making this a sparkling Melomel? My OG was 1.08 ( a little lower than expected but...

I have never done an all grain batch, though my friend is coming over in a few weeks to basically show me the ropes. I want to do an IIPA but my lhbs doesn't have Simcoe hops. Should I be looking for another hop of the same alpha acid or flavour profile? There is a brew 365 chart that...

I've been brewing for about a year now and I just found myself wondering today...Does placement of my brewing (heat) belt matter? I usually wrap it around approx. the middle of the the batch (on the fermenter of course). My train of thought being that the heat will radiate through the wort...

I have a stout fermenting right now, and I plan on adding coffee to the secondary. I am still not sure if I am going to use the cold-brew method or just dump some course ground beans in the secondary. Anyways I like coffee but I do not want it to be too bitter or acrid. Is there a general...

I have read and heard of the warnings not to use a brewers belt on a glass carboy, but is that just the manufacturer covering their ass? Has anybody here actually SEEN one crack from using a belt?

So I started a new mead yesterday, one that I will not be tasting until Christmas next year (2012). It has been 24 hours and is fermenting...but I am only getting 1 bubble (through my airlock) every 3 seconds. The last time I did a mead I was getting a bubble a second. Both methods were...

I just picked up some Kiesolsol & Chitosan from my LHBS and there are no instructions on how to use!! I want it to clear my 1 gallon of mead (JAOM). Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

I started my first mead about 6 weeks ago and left it alone. I am trying the JAOM recipe in a 4L water jug with an airlock and bung stuffed in the top. Upon inspection today I found that there is a small split in the threads at the top of the jug with a small opening where air can get in...

I started my first mead (JAOM) on Sept. 7th and have left it since. I now just read that by not topping it up with water after the majority of foaming has finished that there may be oxidization issues. Is it too late to top off? It is in a 4L milk jug with a bung/air lock in the top.