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thank you for the info so if I get this right then the procedure is to calibrate my pH meter to 4.0 then calibrate it to 7.0 pH, take a 15ml sample of my mead place the pH meter in the mead and add sodium hydroxide in 1cc increments till it reaches 8.2 then carry out the calculation for g/L and...

So this is my first time making mead, I've made many ciders before so I am familiar in brewing but this will be the first time checking and adjusting my pH levels. So a little background I decided to make mead because I starting beekeeping this year so I can get my honey for free...

I have what I think would be an interesting question, from most of my research about flavouring wine they all talk about oaking either using chips, barrels, shavings etc. Has any one thought of using Maple chips as a flavouring or even a fruit tree chips like apple wood or even mesquite? Would...

I have made that exact same system and found that if you start off with the 1 - 2 micron filter it will clog up really quickly, so what I have done was start with a 30 micron filter, then step down to a 5 then to a 1, but even after the 1 micorn filter it was still a bit cloudy so I use a wine...

Thanks for the info so I'll rack it to my secondary with campden tablets and around the 3rd or 4th racking when its clear I can sorbate it.

So I have approx 15 gallons of cider, it just finished its primary ferment and later today I'm going to rack it to my secondary carboy. I was woundering since I'm going to be kegging this batch and force carbing it, could I add potassium sorbate and a few campden tablets when I rack it. I...

Hi everyone, I've been brewing cider now for about 2 years, I think I've got my recipe down. Now I want to tinker with it trying different things like adding malic acid to bring out the apple flavor has any one done this? what should I watch out for? I do have a PH meter I got last year as a...

I agree with the powder coat idea but it could get a little pricey, I have the same style of press and have the same bit of rust in the pan, what I do is give it a good cleaning just before I use it and after wipe it with some vegetable oil just like a cast iron frying pan.

I've used gelatin a few times and it works pretty fast after adding it is takes about 3-5 days to clear then all you have to do is rack to your keg leaving the sediment and carb , I usually carb with 30 psi for 3 days then turn it back to about 12 psi if you want the carb it quickly within about...

I mostly use EC-1118 and it work really well it usually finishes to 0.998 and dry taste so I sorbate and back sweeten then force carb, but my last batch I used Lavlin D47 its just about finished but I did notice that it didn't clear as well as the Lavlin EC-1118 I put it into the keg today and...

thanks for the input everyone, my keg that was in my kegerator just finished meaning its empty. so now I have some room to put the new keg and cool it down to about 33 - 35 degf. I have a party this Sat hopefully it will be ready by then I'm going to set the pressure to about 20 for a couple of...

So I've read many threads and they mention how much pressure at a certin temp but what they don't mention is for how long do you leave it at that pressure. right now i've made a 15 gallon batch of cider I've racked it to my kegs and I want it to about 2.3 volumes of CO2 i'm just having it at...

That does sound better and more economical then buying a mini keg. Plus I could bring it camping. Thanks I have to check out my LHBS to see if they carry it.

I just looked into it and it looks great for what i'm doing, does any one know if they ship to Ontario Canada.

I want to do some experimenting with some of my ciders and only want to do small batches but I want to force carbonate them so I wondering what is the smallest keg I could buy, I’m already setup for a ball lock style corny keg.