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  1. andyp

    Manuka Mead

    Hmmm. I just made a super-small batch of Manuka mead. 500g + 1.4L H2O So about half the strength of yours.. It's so strong tasting I didn't want to use that much to try it out. The first day or two it really chugged out a lot of activity, now it's settled down. I'm interested to hear how...
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    How many gallons of EdWort's Apfelwein have been made?

    5 gallons for me and 5 for my friend. Total 11522.5 + 10 = 11532.5
  3. andyp

    Characteristics of SafAle S-04

    I just came across this thread, and my own experience mirrors the original post exactly. Pitched 11g rehydrated S-04 into ~5gal of porter at ~1.060 on Saturday. Starting to bubble that night, and by Sunday had a good sized krauzen. By today (Tuesday) is now at 1.021. I'm curious if the OP...
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    Call me crazy....lemon lime fermentation?

    Alrighty then, it's all done. OG: 1.094 FG: 1.000 ABV: 12.5% pH: ~4.2 It does not taste very good. Nose has that "cheap wine" smell, maybe a bit sour or acidic. Very light, obviously turned of quite dry. On the back of the tongue you get a sense of that artificial lemon-lime flavour, but...
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    Call me crazy....lemon lime fermentation?

    What the heck! I'm willing to try and ferment anything once...I'll try that brown sugar trick too..
  6. andyp

    Call me crazy....lemon lime fermentation?

    Still bubbling away....
  7. andyp

    Man, I love Apfelwein

    My local bulk foods store (Bulk Barn) carries dextrose (labelled as corn sugar) for $2.40/kg.
  8. andyp

    How many gallons of EdWort's Apfelwein have been made?

    Bottled my last batch, and had a gallon jug free...so I did a wimpy little one +1 = 3219
  9. andyp

    Brew House kit - WILD fermentation

    Hey, I just tried the Winterfest Ale kit (to which I added two cans of pumpkin puree and some cinnamon and ginger extract). The fermentation was rigorous and now (~36hrs later) the bubble activity has dropped off...so, more wild fermentations!
  10. andyp

    Stuck Fermentation, AKA "I am a stupid idiot"

    I guess my best guess is that the yeast went to sleep. If I didn't optimally rehydrate the yeast, and maybe it was old (who knows?), so I wasn't putting in as much as I thought...then it might have dropped from 68F to 66F for a day or two...would that be enough to make the yeast go dormant...
  11. andyp

    Stuck Fermentation, AKA "I am a stupid idiot"

    Nah, pretty sure it was well mixed. Also, I cabonated low so there wasn't that much sugar anyway.... I thought about that for a second, but discounted it.....let's see....promash says 0.11lbs of corn sugar contributes 0.001 to the gravity reading.
  12. andyp

    Stuck Fermentation, AKA "I am a stupid idiot"

    Don't know what brand...it was some bulk DME from the LHBS...
  13. andyp

    Stuck Fermentation, AKA "I am a stupid idiot"

    Actually, I think it was exactly at the calibration temp...so, no.
  14. andyp

    Stuck Fermentation, AKA "I am a stupid idiot"

    Haha, glad to see you're not put off by my bad experience! I really like the taste, now I just want it as beer! Sweet Mild O'Mine Dark Mild, Extract (modified from The Jamil Show) BJCP Style and Style Guidelines 10-A Brown Ale, Mild OG: ~1.038 IBU: ~20...
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