Recent content by happycamperagain

I failed to take a hydrometer reading before I left.

I brewed and pitched the yeast on Sunday but ended up having to go out of town. I asked my wife if the airlock on the brew bucket was active. She said she had no idea. I have been watching the airlock for the last 12 hours and it looks dormant. How can I tell if the yeast I used was good or...

I will be bottling a Zinfandel in a few weeks. The last batch of wine I bottled I did so in wine bottles. But I have a bunch of beer bottles I have accumulated for my home brews. Are their any problems with bottling wine in beer bottles? How about using bottle caps instead of corks?

Worst ever? Shiner had a mesquite smoked beer a couple of years ago. It tasted like I drank the water/dripping tray from my smoker!