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Trying to figure out what to brew. I only have enough equipment for an extract brew. I was thinking something similar to Long Trail Harvet or a robust porter. Any Ideas?

I was racking some blueberry cider and i got accidentally got some lees in the secondary. I assuming its not that big of a deal because its just gonna clear & age. I just want get a second opinion. thanks

Right now I have a 5 gallon batch. I started it on Nov 26th. I was planning on bottling it soon, but waiting till it was at it's driest. But I'm curious if I leave my cider in the primary for a little longer will it still be ok? I'm guessin it will just help it clear a little bit more. I...

Just finished bottling my first mead and test batch... definitely making another this week.

Hey I have some quick questions. This week I am planning on bottling my 5 gallons of cider. I based my recipe off the Ed Wort's Apfelwein recipe, but instead of 2lbs of dextrose I used brown sugar & us 05 yeast. Also added a little cinnamon. I wondering how back sweetening works. I made a...

Hey I made a 1/2 gallong test batch of blueberry mead. Its made out of whatever I could find in the super market. I am curious how long should I let it ferment in the primary? My recipe is: 1 and a half lbs of Clover Honey 10 ounces of frozen blueberry crushed. Red Star Beard yeast...

Hey I noticed my mead stopped bubbling a few days ago. Think I can rack it? It has been fermenting for a month and a few days. I know the recipe says 2 months but it honestly has done nothing and the yeast seems to hanging out with the oranges instead of going to the bottom of the carboy. any...

All the local ciders in the mom & pop shops have potassium sorbate in them. Can I still use it for hard cider brewing?

I was drinking some tea with honey last night and I was thinking about brewing into mead next week. Any advice from those that have tried? Or recipe? I was planning on making tea with honey & adding yeast.

I bet this question is asked a lot but I thought I'd ask. I want to try brewing beer but I would like to know which is a good starter recipe? should i get extract kits or attempt to use full grain? thanks

I noticed it looks like a lot of the yeast is crawling up to the top. I don't know if i should shake it up real quick? Or does this usually happen Once again I am very new to the hobby

This has been happening since day 3... Will it stop what should i do? its JAOMish recipe

It slowed down to about one bubble every 2 to 3 mins. Is it done fermenting can it be racked or bottled? My Recipe was. 1/2 gallon of unpasterized farm fresh cider. 2 cups of brown sugar, 3tbs of cinniamon & the yeast was US-05 if that information helps. new to the whole homebrew thing...

So I recently got into the hobby of home brewing & so far I like. I am currently about to begin the prep work for my senior thesis. Every other year some one does a beer company. But I feel like being different & brewing my own mead. My question is the time it take for fermenting and aging...

I've read a couple recipes for cider and I decide to mix and match but one thing I am curious about is the fermenting period. One recipe said 2 weeks then bottling or secondary and the other said 4 weeks then secondary. Just curious as to how do I know when take care of that. Also i was...

Hey I am new to brewing & I am attempting my first batch of Apple Cider. And After adding the yeast & then airlock, it started to overflow...I took the lock off cleaned it & then put it back on, but the brew still overflowed into the vaporlock. I then replaced it again. My question is if the...