Recent content by dangerbrewer

hopefully it was just a mixing issue. i'm just going to ride it out and see where it goes.

i made a 1gal mix of this port (http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=10709) last year to amazing success. this year i thought i would try 5 gals. it's in the secondary and ready to have the port and brandy added, but i tasted it and it's quite tart, and there's scummy bubbles on...

i am making some cider (2 identical batches with a friend) and the recipe i followed called for 5lbs of a mix of white, brown, and raw sugars, as well as honey and molasses for the 5 gal of cider. it didn't state the ratios. so i did 2.5 lbs of white sugar, 1lb of brown, 1/2lb of raw, and 1lb of...