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I just purchased this electric brew system with touch pad etc. , seems like it pretty much walks me through the steps but thought a user manual might be useful the first few times , does anyone know if it's available to download somewhere , Thanks

Just purchased a used pico 3.0 system is there anywhere i can download a user manual ,Thanks

I found a circulon non stick 10 qt. pot in the attic it would make a great small batch brew pot , do you think the materials in the coating will be alright for this purpose .

I left a batch of cider that I made with no manufactured yeast in the original oak whiskey bbl that I made it in for 12 years and it kept getting better and better by the year .Wonder how much difference there is storing cider in glass compared to oak bbl's.

Thanks for the help , I'll give it a try .

Can anyone give me more info on trying to capture the good wild yeast in my last batch . ITs one year old and still in the original carboy with the yeast cake on the bottom , its great tasting cider and if possible I'd like to see if I can duplicate it .

I always used wild yeast for my barrels of cider that I use to put up , they turned out great . I started using carboys to experiment with and tried one with a cider wyeast one with a beer yeast and one with wild yeast , the wild batch is 10 times better !!

OK, so there is live yeast in the yeast cake ?

I'm on the edge of my seat here !! Can I capture the same wild yeast from the good batch and get it in another batch , Not sure if I understood the last post .

Are you saying to put some of the good cider in another batch and it will carry over the same wild yeast , if so how much do I need to use to catch that wild yeast .

I wanted to share these recipes - Why is it that the one with a wild yeast is so much better . First batch used wyeast 4766 turned out fizzy , not real good Second batch wyeast 2035 better but not great ( beer yeast ) Third batch no manufactured yeast Pretty much all the same...