Recent content by LawrenceJackson

You don't need to snap down the lid on your fermentation bucket during early stages of fermentation. Just lay the lid on top loosely or cover with a damp cloth. Stir the wine twice a day until you reach your 1.040 SG then leave it be until SG reaches 1.020-1.010. At that time you can either snap...

I've found that the best time to add spices to apple wine is while it is bulk ageing. Go easy on the cloves, they can be over powering if too much is added. I usually use 3 cinnamon sticks and 1 or 2 cloves in 3 gallons. After bulk ageing for a month or 2, sample a little and if the spice is not...

26,822 + 5 = 26,827

I'm not concerned about bottle bombs and if I bulk age long enough degassing shouldn't be necessary. But the one thing I still worry about is not using k-meta. Isn't there a risk of oxidation if you don't use k-meta? I'm at the end of week 1 of my first attempt at Apfelwein and I want to...

Before adding honey you need to check the SG. After adding honey you check the SG again. Subtract the before reading from the after reading and add this number to your starting SG. Example: Starting SG 1.110 check SG 1.035 add honey, check SG...