Recent content by djs4000

Oh noes! I have the same problem!! Haven't tasted it yet, but a lot of my battles have gross stringy floating gunk :( Im considering dumping this batch and starting over, but anyone have ideas on preventing this? Everything else went pretty smooth, i started with apple juice with an SG of...

Just got a 5 gal batch in my carboy. This is my first 5 gal batch of anything so wish me luck!

Yeah i guess wild yeast might have been in. I figured since the boiling point of alcohol is 173 or so, id get away with not losing any (or much) alcohol. I might try the plastic bottle trick to make sure its fully carb'd before pasteurizing, im just worried it'll carb too fast and blow up.

Hello folks! Im kinda new at this whole brewing thing and about a month ago I decided I wanted to make a still sweet cider. I made about a gallon of cider, and, after fermentation was complete, siphoned it to a sanitized pot and heated it to 170 degrees, covered it and let it sit for about 10...