Recent content by Northerngal

The sorbate will likely prevent fermentation.

You could try treating it with sulphites, but that may not work at this point. How were you storing it? I usually freeze any "extra" must/juice that I want to use in the future. I agree with VikeMan, probably best to pasteurize then preserve (by canning or by freezing) but definitely smell and...

This sounds like a really cool experiment. I would use white grape concentrate OR white grape juice as a substitute for raisins & water. And what kind of wine yeast? A lot of these delicate floral wines don't do well with EC-1118 (aggressive).

I have always loved Cru International South African Chenin Blanc (use lalvin 71B yeast) and En Primeur Chilean Merlot (use lalvin RC212 yeast and extended maceration of grape packs). Or what precisely are you looking for?

Did you add sulphites? Personally, I would add bentonite & pitch the starter as you don't want it to sit uncolonized for too long.

S05; sorry for the confusion. Colour was a dusky pink/red and it was tart raspberried and delicious.

I didn’t see an answer posted (but am only on page four!) You can try making an FPac (use the search function to explain process) or adding additional rhubarb to secondary (after primary fermentation is complete). Itypically do this after one or two months, as a much less vigorous fermentation...

Yep.

9 lb 2row 1 lb pilsner 0.5 lb crystal malt BIAB Style Mash at 158 for an hour with 7.5 gal water. Remove & squeeze bag. Sour with lacto; brew belt for 3 days at 95F until pH of 3.5 or 3 (to preference) Boil for an hour to kill lacto. I don't use hops in this beer, obviously they can be added...

I'm a home brewer as well as a gardener. My spent beer grains already go into my compost (or to my chickens). I have a recent batch that I over carbonated and need to dump. I haven't planted my garden beds yet and am wondering if this is something I should add in? Or just dump into the compost...

To me too? Thanks

Thanks all. They were just a bag of cheap caps, it is either the capper or tired hands. Ah well; live & learn. They are pop top stubby bottles; I've never had an issue with them before. Should I try making some malt vinegar with the partial bottles? Any thoughts? Thanks

This beer was awesome. I will be making it again. The most popular of the available homebrews at my Christmas party ��

I bottled a pilsner about 2weeks ago. I noticed that about 1/3 of the bottles have leaked about 1/3-1/4 of the beer out (they were stored horizontally.) This was the first time I've had this issue, which leads me to wonder if I bought crappy caps or if I overprimed. Did I possibly just do a sh|t...

Digging up an old thread while searching for reviews myself....I bought the raspberry lime and apple. I'll let you know how they turn out!