Recent content by kacey1973

Yes. I will be pasteurizing

Mildly sweet is the goal. On the dryer end of sweet. It has stayed about 68-70 F since fermentation has stopped. I will be pasteurizing

For bottle carbonation any idea how much you would increase the sugar amount to back sweeten and have a co2 volume of 2.6?...5.75 gallon batch.

5.5 gallons of cinnamon cider.

For bottle carbonation any idea how much you would increase the sugar amount to back sweeten and have a co2 volume of 2.6?

Want to make a cinnamon cider similar to Left Foot Charlie's Cinnamon girl. I have 5 gallons of pasteurized apple juice. Anyone have a recipe to share? I was planning on using cinnamon sticks. I've made a good cider using apple juice and brown sugar. I have access to a decent quantity of...

Anyone have a clone recipe for Cinnamon Girl cider by Left Foot Charlie? Thanks for any help!

Sounds awesome!

What hops did you add? When did you add them? You mention the two yeasts. Pitch them both at the same time? Thanks for any info. Looking to do my first kettle sour soon.

There was lactose. Was a Brewer's Best kit for the chocolate milk stout. Spent about a week in the primary then moved it to the secondary and let it sit over cocoa nibs. Has been in the secondary 2 weeks. Was in the secondary for about a week between 68-70 degrees then moved it to the...

I have two issues I could use some help with: #1 - brewed a beer and had fruit puree in the secondary, due to the amount of fruit at the bottom the siphon did now want to work very well. I have another batch with fruit at the bottom and want to know if there is anything I can do to make the...

Any suggestions on what type of ginger (fresh, powdered, etc) to add and when to add for a peach ginger blonde ale?

Thanks for the replies!

Looking for a tried and true blonde ale recipe that preferably uses pilsner malt as the main component of the recipe. I am going to be using brew in a bag to do this. It is only my second attempt at all grain brewing. Thinking I would like to make this a peach ginger blonde ale. Thanks...

Thanks for the input. I have put them in the fridge, will try for a longer cooling period.