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+1 gallon Australian Pale Ale 14,216

Well I just Bottled my Apfelwein tonight. It was my first ever wine and while there have most certainly been learning points I'm happy with how it came out. Here is the log: I think some additives would have been good, something to bring out the some more tartness and some oak. I'll start...

Sorry re-reading my notes I realised I didn't make that particularly clear. The straining bag was left in there until the first rack (ie: last night). I took it out on the first day as I needed the space to take a sample but put it back in straight after that. Ah right, that would explain it...

Well I've just racked my first from scratch wine into a secondary. I have probably badly damaged the wine, potentially also added infection. I'll still carry it through and see if it works but don't have high hopes. Before I go and ask a couple of questions, it would probably save time to...

So my parents both made wine back in the 70s, (and I've recently learnt since I started that my Grandparents also made wine). Anyway Dad was finally getting around to cleaning out the cupboard and when I came home just before Christmas I saw the carboys sitting on the floor waiting for the next...

Well, thanks to some good friends Christmas brought with it a Cold Brew coffee maker. And after previously enjoying some very easy to drink cold brew I was excited to try my own. So I took the last of my coffee club beans for the fortnight (80g), ground them coarsely, and added ~420ml of...

Ah.... Right.... That sulphur smell... Is the generally accepted wisdom to wait a day and if it doesn't improve add yeast nutrient?

Well after acquiring my father's wine making equipment I thought that this might be a very good point to start. I'm not sure how well this will work after a number of slight issues, namely the inability to acquire any of the standard yeasts (ended up using AW4) and scales that can't weigh...

Sorry about the double post

Well after acquiring my father's wine making equipment I thought that this might be a very good point to start. So, I have put on my first batch today. Now, how well it will end up I'm not sure as I had some issues, the first being a very limited lack of yeast options - my LHBS doesn't stock...