Recent content by bearpaw8491

Thanks doug293cz. I'll go with standard bottles and caps if this becomes a regular thing. I'm sure I can find another use for my current botttles and flip tops. Imagine the twist-offs would be more likely to fail the more cycles they see so better to be safe than sorry. Considering a batch of...

Thought I’d update my experience with my first EdWorts apfelwein. Followed the original recipe without exception starting on 30 Nov 2024. OG = 1.058 upped to 1.068. Racked to 2nd on 03 Dec when S/G dropped to 1.020. Remained in 2nd until 30 May ’25. Transferred to bottling bucket and added 5...

I'm a wine maker and when my old, old pump washer gives up the ghost, I'm going with one of these: https://allinonewinepump.com/product/pressurized-bottle-washer-sanitizer-transfer-pump/ Works great for wine bottles and assume it would be fine for beer bottles. A big + is that you'll be hard...

Thanks Doc

Thanks beren, just like champaign so no worries about exploding bottles as long as I stick with prescribed amounts.

Thanks Bernard. Long time winemaker here and am familiar with stabilizing wine (believe you and I discussed an elderberry wine some time back). As SOP, I use sorbate and KMeta when backsweetening a wine. The recipe confused me by adding priming sugar for the bottle carbonization of the cider...

Totally new to ciders and really confused after reading thru the entire thread. Here’s my question: If my my final gravity is 1.000 or less AND I add the appropriate amount of priming sugar per available calculators, do I need to pasteurized at any point or will be bottles be good (no bottle...

Thanks to you both for the help:thumbsup:! Balrog: Really weird! I plugged my numbers back into the calculator and got 5.8 oz too. Guess I could have gotten "fat-fingered" on the keyboard but all is good and will go with your 2. 6 value and 5.2 oz dextrose. Doug293cz: Thanks for jumping in...

WOW! You brewers are a strange bunch!!😉 I'm a winemaker and we're generally trying to get rid of CO2 not produce it so this priming/volumes of CO2 thing is completely foreign to me!!!:oops: I checked out the beer priming calculator provided by Brewer's Friend and came up with the following: If...

Thanks Balrog! Kinda thought that either one would work but didn't know if there was an advantage to either one. Did you carbonate or bottle still? If carbonated, did the swing tops hold pressure OK? I plan to carbonate according to the original recipe (3/4 cup dextrose to the 5 gal batch). I...

When you bottle your apfelwein, what type of bottles do you use? Thinking about using swing tops instead of pop tops. Any thoughts pro or con? Thanks in advance.

Thanks Bernard:) Will add to my "Santa" list. Again, appreciate your help. John

I was unaware that he had authored other books. The one I have is First Steps in Winemaking. Could you supply other titles please? I'd like to add them to my collections. Thanks again.

Thanks Bernard, Believe I had come across this vid in my search; lots of good info. Just came in from cycling and I noticed some late-blooming elders. I may be able to find some others that are not in a nature reserve, harvest a pint of flowers and weigh them. I'll let you and others know if...

The recipe I was considering called for 1 pint - loosely packed / gal. Not much help - kinda like "how long is a piece of string":rolleyes::D I'll post for others who may have the same question if I can figure it out. May end up winging it and see how it turns out and make adjustments from...