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I doing a peach wine in a 3 gallon carboy. After racking it into the secondary I added about 2 cups of sugar, it started to foam something terrible. There was foam all over the floor. I added sugar because it tasted like peach juice. The gravity only dropped 20 points in about 10 days. My other...

I’m making some peach wine. Is is better to ferment a peach grape juice or sliced peaches in a mesh bag with water and sugar? This is the primary fermentation. Thanks, Tom

Hello, I hope I posted this in the right place. I am making a raspberry wine as we speak. I used a concentrated raspberry base from a local brew shop and added 4 gallons of water per direction. Pitched the yeast about a week ago, as it slows down, I plan to rack it into a secondary fermenter...

Hello, I want to make a fall brew with Apple cider and pumpkin. Here's want I plan to do: 41/2 gal of Musselmans apple cider (only ascorbic acid added for vitamin C) 58 oz of pure pumpkin filling (2 cans of Libby's) 1 shredded sweet potato ( to bring out the pumpkin taste) 5 TBS Yeast...

Has anyone tried putting mangos in there secondary? I'm looking for something different Thanks, Tom

Hello, How much orange peel(zest) and ginger should I put in 5 gal of cider. I'm looking for a nice winter cider. Here's the set up: 5 gal Musslemans apple cider 5 cinnamon sticks (4 inch) 2 tps Acid blend 2 lbs brown sugar 2.5tps Pectic enzyme 5 tps Yeast nuteint English cider...

Hello, I've made countless hard cider batches ranging from plain apple cider to adding whole raspberries to adding cinnamon sticks. Never added honey before. Here's my plan: 5 gallons apple cider(Musselmans) 5 teaspoons of yeast nutrient 4 teaspoons of acid blend 2.5 teaspoons of pectic...

After my cider was bottled and firmed up I put it in the fridge. Later that day, after grocery shopping, I really needed the room. I will my cider get skunked if I pull it out then put in back in a few days later? Thanks, Tom

Is Stevia a fermentable sugar? Thanks, Tom

Every store bought white grape juice I look at has potassium metabisulphite in it. Welche's, Giant brand, Great value. I assume I can't use this juice to make wine? Thanks, Tom

Can I mix the two. The store ran out of cider so I bought 2 gallons I apple juice. How will they taste mixed together. Tom

I want to do a peach cider for the wife. Will canned sliced peaches in heavy syurp work? There are no preservatives added. Thanks, Tom

Has anyone tried brewing hard cider with peaches? The raspberry and blackberry do well. Not to sure about peaches. I noticed they have malic acid and citric acid will that effect the fermintation process? Thanks, Tom

I used this recipe below and got a horrible sulfur smell when I checked the SG. I started this batch 4 days ago. 5 gallons apple cider (past / asorbic acid only) No sugar added 60 oz blackberries (stovetop past, added pecitc emzyme Yeast nutrient Acid blend 5 grams of Cote des Blancs...

I threw together a brew hoping for something sweet not too potent. 4 gal of apple cider, pasteurized with only asorbic acid(vit c) added. 2 lbs white sugar 4 packs of frozen raspberries(12oz per bag) 4 tsp of yeast nutrient 3.2 tsp of acid blend .3 tsp of pectic enzyme 6 grams of cote...

I bought conditioning tablets from my local home brew store and can't seem to get them to work properly. Currently, I am using twelve ounce pepsi plastic bottles with screw on lids. The bottles firm up after about ten hours. I stove top pasteurized them and within a few hours the...

Hello, I racked my cider into a secondary fermenter to clear. After a few days I noticed that the airlock was not bubbling, in fact the center piece of the 3 piece airlock I have was all the way down. I know I dont have a air leak, because when I push slightly on the lid the center piece...

I racked my cider from a secondary ferm. into 1 gallon plasctic jugs about a week ago. Yesterday I split one of them into 2 half gallon jugs. My friend wanted half a gallon which left me with the other half gallon. So I put it into the fridge. Later when I pulled it out, I noticed a thick...

Hello, Am I correct in saying that you can do one or the other, not both? Thanks, Tom

This my first time bottling cider. I started out with two gallons of store bought apple cider After the primary fermentaion with semi sweet yeast, I then racked to a secondary for clearing. After another week, I decided to bottle it in to 12 oz plastic soda bottles. I decided to use plastic...