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2.5g Green Apple Ale 5g Cinnacider 5g Saison 5g Cream Ale 5g Irish Red Ale 2g Hard Black Tea 9382+24.5 = 9406.5

This sounds great. Any particular reason you let it go for so long?

Went to the LHBS yesterday night to pick up some yeast, and the owner suggested I try some yeast nutrient. $3 for enough for about 75 gal, so I thought I'd give it a go. Dropped a tsp of it in last night and gave it a swish with the wisk. Checked this morning and fermentation seems to have...

I found a couple of these in the back of the brew closet the other day, and be warned - they do not age well. The flavor has become quite dry, and slightly sulphurous. I think maybe the cranberry or orange has done something funny as it breaks down some more. I don't think I would...

Bottled 5 this evening. 15929 + 5 = 15934

Talked to the LHBS owner and he helped start doing something akin to partial mash brewing. I've been using steeping grains since I started, but today I substituted some 2-row for a portion of the DME. Came in 0.002 under target but I think that's pretty good for a first try. Also tried...

The 3711 does look good but the only place I've been able to find it is NorthernBrewer. MoreBeer has a free shipping deal going on, but all I could fins for saison yeast was WLP565. Will this do it for me?

Thanks for the heads up. I got that from the Jamil Show link but didn't realize that the French strain would ferment out dry at lower temperatures. I guess that is what I need. Looks like I'll put an order in pronto. Also, thanks for the great explanation of making a starter ChshreCat.

I'll look into some of that 3711. I've never done a starter before, my understanding is I should mix up some sugar and water and pitch the yeast into it to give the little buggers a head start. Anything else I should do?

Hmmm interesting. When do you think I should have racked it? I think I actually used a yeast that was labeled "Saison", that might be a misprint in the recipe.

So I brewed the Sasion Kit from DIY on 1/30. OG = 1.054. I racked it to secondary on 2/11, and the SG was 1.032. Haven't seen any activity in a while, so checked it today and it is still 1.032. It tastes good, it's just sweet. Here's the recipe -...

Ok, so I've been doing late addition extract for a while, but have been steeping around 2 lbs. of specialty grains in 2.5 gal (and boiling the same amount) of water for every brew I've done so far. I think I would benefit from steeping smaller and then boiling around 3-3.5 gals (my pot can...

When I made this up it actually hit an OG of 1.130! It has been going a lot slower than I expected, but it steadily working. It is falling around 0.010 every week or 18 days, right now it comes in at 1.062, so we're already up around 9% abv. Tastes great, still just very sweet.

Here you go: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f81/apple-pear-hooch-157034/#post1809302

Sort of in between a cider and a wine, so we'll call it hooch. Apple Pear Hooch Target 16% abv Target OG 1.132, Target FG 1.008 Yeast: Red Star Premier Cuvee Sanitize 2 gal fermenter. Peel and wash 6 pears and 6 apples. Core and dice them, and add to sanitized fermenter. Add 5.5 lbs...