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Hi, guy I wanted to try a couple things with my next batch of brews which was closed transferring from my carboys to the keg but the kits I purchased say the beers would do better with up to 4 weeks of conditioning and I thought that I might try keg conditioning as well which will give me time...

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Hey folks! I have a small dilemma. I am brewing up a Vanilla Bourbon Stout and my instructions called for a recommended fermentation period of 4 weeks. Today marks the second week. However the dilemma is I am supposed to have it ready for a Christmas party that is on December 5th. That means if...

So the general consensus so far seems to be that I will probably be fine leaving them alone. After midnight tonight will be the 48 hour mark so I should just put a tap on it and check it to see where I'm at in carbonation and if I got some decent carb then turn the gas down a little for the next...

The temp in the fridge is about 30-38 or so I estimate. I'm not serving full pints, it will only be served in 2oz red solo style tasting cups so they may not notice the lack of a beer head but I don't want it to taste flat. I will have to transport them about 15-20 drive time away from my home...

That's good to know I definitely don't want to overcarb them!

I kegged up 3 brews on this past Sunday night 11/27. A Pale Ale, a Chocolate Stout, and a Hard Apple Cider. I put them on 30psi and sat the two beers in one fridge and they are sharing one c02 tank via a gas splitter and the Cider is in a mini fridge with 30psi. Both fridges are cranked up...

I went ahead and racked to Secondary in the Carboy last Sunday mainly to see how much the cider cleared up with the pectic enzyme drops. It worked well, still a little cloudy and not as clear as the one gallon batch but its definitely not as cloudy as it was coming out of the bottle. I took a...

Yea I think I can skip that now On Sunday I'm going to rack the 5 gallon batch to Secondary for one week to let it clear a bit more in the carboy then on the following Sunday I'm going to transfer the batch to the keg on top of the concentrated juice and put it in the deep freeze for 2 days...

At the time of this post was the start of the second week in primary fermentation. I don't think I need the gelatin because the 1 gallon batch is crystal clear or as crystal clear as regular apple juice so I can just imagine how clear the 5 gallon batch will be. But I still need that advice on...

I decided to make some Hard Cider for Christmas. At first I was going to make a gallon but the Cider was on sale at Wal-Mart so I bought 6-1 Gallon Jugs to make a full 5 Gallon Batch and one small Gallon Batch. I used pasteurized non preservative Musselmans Apple Cider and I used instructions...

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I decided to make some Hard Cider for Christmas. At first I was going to make a gallon but the Cider was on sale at Wal-Mart so I bought 6-1 Gallon Jugs to make a full 5 Gallon Batch and one small Gallon Batch. I used pasteurized non preservative Musselmans Apple Cider and I used instructions...

Hmm... that would also mean that I couldn't give it away to people leaving my house or take some bottles or a growler to the thanksgiving/christmas dinner for people and/or myself to enjoy. Of course people do it and it may not be straight black and white legal but I think I'll be alright as...

That was one of my main concerns. Our state (Alabama) only legalized home brewing a couple years ago. He told me its a private event I don't know if the loophole would be if the owner of the business chooses to provide alcohol to his guests for free like any other party (because i'll just be...