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Well we can join this club now! We brewed a 12 gallon batch of barley wine and we use sanke kegs as fermenters. I have a European leg that is 13.5 gallons that was our vessel for this batch. My buddy was cleaning the two kegs out for the barley wine and the partygyle second running. He had star...

I was looking for some type of fermentable calculator. Like what gravity a lb of peaches would be in a gal of water. What gravity would honey, raisins and regular table sugar be per lb per gallon. That way I could predict the og kinda like the way beersmith does. Thanks for the help

Dr, he was 87 when he gave me the recipe in 2010, he is 93 now and still kicking strong. The bottom part is a copy and pasted email from his neighbor. He used bakers yeast when he made it. I use WHite Labs super high gravity ale yeast which can yield up to 20-22% abv. Bernard, I haven't used a...

I have made this before and it turns out like 17-18% wine. The 93y/o man who gave me the recipe calls it brandy. I've made it with blueberries raspberries and peaches. I'm going to make a batch this fall and instead of using super high gravity ale yeast I was thinking about trying something...

I have made this before and it turns out like 17-18% wine. The 93y/o man who gave me the recipe calls it brandy. I've made it with blueberries raspberries and peaches. I'm going to make a batch this fall and instead of using super high gravity ale yeast I was thinking about trying something...