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I have some red star champagne yeast. I'll throw it in cause at this point....why not... I know what many will say about not trying to rush and stop messing with it but..I need the space for other projects. On a lighter note the second cider I have started its going great..but that's from a kit...

Ok so here's an update on mine. It looked greatly slowed so I racked it into a second carboy. Figured I would taste it to see if it how it was going... it was sickeningly sweet still. Like the yeast hardly fermented anything. So I went to snag my hydrometer to see if any shenanigans were going...

No I didn't but I have some. Should I add it now or just wait? Also when I rack my beer I do it before its done fermenting, it's it the same with cider? Sent from my SPH-L720 using Home Brew mobile app

Hey everyone. I've made my fair share of beer and wine and have turned out good. I decided to try a hard cider. I went to my local farm stand and purchased 5 gallons of pressed cold pasterized cider, added a bag add brown sugar and some SA-05 yeast(had it lying around). Simple for my first...

Thanks everyone. I moved it into my kitchen to settle until tomorrow when I get home from work. Guess I'll give it a go Sent from my SPH-L720 using Home Brew mobile app

Kit said 1.011-1.015 but I added 2 pints of maple syrup, cup of honey and a pound of dme. There original og is 1.045-1.049 Sent from my SPH-L720 using Home Brew mobile app

Won't all that bubbling make bottle bombs. I'm still kind of new to the whole brewing thing. I've been doing back to back beers since Christmas when I got my kit. Usually two at a time. I love it but I'm pretty worried about this one Sent from my SPH-L720 using Home Brew mobile app

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Lallemand made the yeast I think. Its the one that came with the english brown ale kit. Not sure what exact strain Fermentation temp is mid to high 60s. Cant find my paper but I think the og was 1.063 around Sent from my SPH-L720 using Home Brew mobile app

It's bubbling in the airlock once a minute Sent from my SPH-L720 using Home Brew mobile app

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Here's a picture dont know if it helps. White stuff is little bubble clusters Sent from my SPH-L720 using Home Brew mobile app

Ok so I tried making my first brown ale. I added in homemade maple syrup and honey which I heated up to sanitize. A month has gone by and the beer is still bubbling. Also when pulling a sample out with my wine theif when I put the hydrometer in the theif the beer foams almost like its...

If it has preservatives in it it wont work. Same with powder because at least the ones I have seen here have them. An alternative would be using actual lemons or some kind of organic lemonade without preservatives in it Sent from my SPH-L720 using Home Brew mobile app

It has almost a banana flavor and smell Sent from my SPH-L720 using Home Brew mobile app