Recent content by AldousHuxley

I got a 12-pack of these bottles (empty) at a cafeteria and just bottled 2 gals of plum wine in them. Worked fine with standard hammer-on capper. What? I'm cheap and I don't do enough volume to make a real capper worth it! :) The point is I can't speak to any of the mechanized cappers but the...

I'm no expert but I would suggest waiting a day or two and see if the yeast take hold. Make sure your temp is above 60F and below 80F or so. If you can easily take the airlock off and seal it, shake it up a bit or stir it to try to mix the honey into the solution. But the bottom line is that...

To anyone stumbling upon this thread, and actually reading it this far :), Just updating on my progress with this recipe. After my first experiment, which I detailed in this thread, I've gotten some slightly better equipment (anything is a step up from milk jugs). My buddy gave me some 1gal...

Hi! I've never done any kind of home brewing of any sort before. I came across a reference to JAOM back in January on a Fark.com discussion thread, and I thought "you know I've got a gallon of honey sitting in the cupboard... heck even I could do this recipe!" My goal was to literally spend no...