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Looking to make some cider for the first time, but I don't want to do a whole 5 gallons of it. Looking to make 1 gallon... anyone have a good, sweet recipe? Not too sweet, but definitely on that side of the flavor.... not dry. Thanks

Just realized how quickly this one can be consumed. I brewed it in preparation for a trip I'm taking in the middle of next month... would you recommend bottling to keep some of the hefe character around longer? I usually keg, but I realize that a lot of yeast will go to the bottom after a few...

Sorry, I was looking for a liquid substitute. I went with WLP300. I figure if the orange/honey gets overshadowed by the banana/clove, I'll still have a tasty hefe. If I used the American hefe yeast, I'd worry about there being not enough flavor. I'll let you know how it turns out. I'm...

Which would you recommend as a substitute for the dry yeast in your recipe? I'm worried the banana clove would overshadow the honey/orange.

Looks like it will work. Would your recommended yeast substitution be the WLP300? I've had bad luck with dry yeast.

Looks really good. Thanks for including a partial mash version. I have a 3 gallon Rubbermaid MLT. Will it fit 6.5 pounds of grain? I've never tried that much at a time. Anybody know?

Good advice. Thanks. I'll give it a try.

Might sound like a dumb question, but I'm having trouble keeping the beer at a consistent temperature. For fermenting I use a stopper thermowell with my temperature probe so that I have an exact reading on the internal fermentation temperature. Once it goes in the keg, I fill up a 1 gallon jug...

I'd like a code if you still have one. Thanks

I certainly hope so. My first attempt at lagering was a mess. The only batch I ever dumped because it truly tasted bad. I could use a success, and now that I know it doesn't necessarily take longer than ales to brew (about a month each, at this rate), I might brew more lagers. This was also...

What's crazy is that I just pitched the yeast 10 days ago and the beer already tastes like I believe it should. I wouldn't imagine that it would need 5 weeks, but if after 2 it still isn't where I want it, I'll just keep in there longer.

Well I'm excited now. Just took a gravity sample yesterday and I'm at 1.014. I was aiming for 1.012 but this is close enough. It may drop a little more when I cool it down to settle out all the yeast. It's already very clear, the color is perfect, and it tastes awesome. No off flavors...

I'll probably check the gravity in a few more days to see where I'm at. It's only been 7 days since I pitched. When I do ales, I let it sit 3 weeks on the trub. Possibly racking after 10 days or so is going to seem weird to me. If it stalls at 1.015 or above, I won't be too upset. I...

Great, thanks for the advice. The fermentation has slowed down quite a bit. One bubble every 15 seconds or so, now. I hope there's enough left to get the gravity down lower. According to Beersmith, this should finish at around 1.012. There's a still a layer of yeast and CO2 bubbles...