Recent content by liquidrazer

make sure u pour heavy on the cider for them guests. ;)

I wouldnt say years, thats for sure. I had a cider lost on a shelf in the basement when i stopped brewing 5 or 6 years ago. I found it a few weeks back and said to myself, im going to try it! anddddddd it was more like apple cider vinegar. If you mixed 2 parts cider and 1 part vinegar, thats...

Welcome from NJ

hey welcome back! same here. i was on a 5 or 6 year hiatus and in 2019 i was going to all these craft breweries and enjoying all the #drinklocal goodness. ghosthawk is my closest brewery. but i realized i was spending a lot of money on all this craft beer, y dont i start making my own again...

Sorry/Congrats on ur divorce. Passaic county here, was essex previously. I order all my equipment and ingredients online, we dont got a lot of options in northern nj.

Welcome to the forum! Whats your first batch gunna be?

Welcome to the forum! I usually frequent northernbrewer, midwestsupplies and morebeer for online stuff. I havnt been to any local HB places that have everything i need. Happy Brewing!

Welcome to the forum! your new issue is going to prioritize what beers you want to make. I still have that issue! and boy do i have a list.

+1 to this! also welcome to the forum!

Ive done my research before i did my first batch of Cider. Sanitation is everything! My choice of sanitizer is star san. Now i just have to slowly build up and upgrade my brewing equipment as i go along. ;)

one example would be that you want make a cider that is on the sweeter side. When you get the desired carbonation with the addition of priming sugar, pasteurize the bottles to kill the remaining yeast. Otherwise the yeast will eat too much of the sugar and make a dry or over carbonated cider.

Hey guys, im new to the forum and look forward to learning and brewing with you all! :mug: