Recent content by Bro. N.S. Jack Ruby

19458 + 10 = 19468

Just pitched batches 15 & 16: 14,976.5 + 10 = 14,986.5

13,431` + 12 = 13,443

I use a Narbonne variety, Lalvin 71B-2211 "(14% alcohol tolerance) For producing wines with a fruity aroma. Ideal for concentrates. Selected in Narbonne at the Institut national de recherche en agriculture (INRA) by J Maugenet. The selection was designed to isolate yeasts that would...

I have never had rhino farts, even brewing two 5 gallon buckets at a time. I have used Narbonne (from the Languedoc region; Cathars, Templars, etc.) variety yeast from the beginning (Lalvin 71b-1122) but have otherwise used EdWort's recipe. In other news, tonight I am sampling the...

So while in a local wine wonder market, I found some authentic German apple wine yesterday. Possmann's Frankfort Apfelwein. I did a side by side comparison with my homemade EdWort style brew, and boy was I surprised with the similarities, but the differences are what really make it A #1 in my...

4696 + 10 = 4706

I have used Narbonne, Lalvin 71b-1122, exclusively with skull smashing success.

The second night I drank the apfelwine, I wisely followed EdWort's sage advice about drinking water before bed and found the after affects greatly diminished. I now drink of jar of water for every jar of apfelwine and find I am at least ambulatoy and functunal the next morning, if not just...

I bottled my last two batches in 2L pop bottles yesterday after sitting in the fermenter for 2 months. The last bottle ended up only 3/4 full so instead of racking it to age further, I sampled it. Thanks Ed!

4260 + 10 = 4270

Batch 8 + 9 Had to use odd sizes due to economy size bottles on sale in market... batch 8 = 4.25 gallons 4221.5 + 4.25 = 4225.75 batch 9 = 4.25 gallons 4225.75 + 4.25 = 4230 g pitched on Lalvin 71B-1122 sampling 1.5 L this evening, aged 2 months, delicious and potent God...

3411 + 8 = 3419

3152 + 4 = 3156

2898 + 2 = 2900 Bottled batch 2, pitched batch 4 (I had previously miscalculated my batch size, this additional 2 gallons compensates for this)