Recent content by phil74501

So do I have bottle bombs in the making?

I think I figured out my problem. It occurred to me this morning when I woke up. When I put in the priming sugar, I didn't mix it with water first, and let it boil for a few minutes. I just dumped it straight into the bottling bucket. I'm not sure why I did that...I just did. Could that...

Okay, I'll give that a try. Thanks.

No, don't think so. I still have it sitting in the test tube. What I used to take the reading from was what was in the bottom of the bucket. It was just some final left overs. There was some lees in the bottom of the bucket. Could that be it?

I was aiming for 3 on the carbonation volume. I poured the priming sugar in the bottom of the bottling bucket. My fermentors have spigots on them. I attached a tube to the spigot, placed the tube in the bottom of the bucket, opened spigot. Basically what you just described. I also used a...

I just bottled a batch of honey wheat beer. I was guessing the volume at 4.5 gallons. Using Northern Brewers priming calculator, that called for 5.39 ounces. When I siphoned into my bottling bucket, I only came up with 4 gallons. I rechecked the priming calculator, that came up with 4.69...

Can you reuse oak chips and cinnamon sticks? Just curious.

Too late...I already bottled using the drops. It's a hard apple cider, I only need it to be a little fizzy, not gushing over with foam.

Okay, thanks.

I'm getting ready to use carb drops for the first time ever. It just occurred to me, do I need to sanitize those things before putting them in the bottles?

That is my question. I started a cider kit 7 days ago. The instructions with the kit say to let it sit for 6 days, which I did. I wanted to rack it into a secondary and add some cinnamon, cloves, vanilla, and oak cubes, and let that sit for about 2 weeks. But, I had to order those and...

I purchased an apple cider kit to make my first cider. It's a basic apple cider that I want to make into a spiced apple cider. The kit is supposed to make 6 gallons, but I think I'll only top it up to 5 gallons. What do I need, or should I add to it? How much do I need? And when do I add...

Suicider...would be great for something with a lot of ABV.

I'm wanting to make some cider. Never done it before. Do you use the same equipment that you use to ferment beer and wine? I'm going to try a Brewers Best Cider House kit. Are those any good? Do you need to carbonate it? Or is it fine the way it is when it's done?

Try this site: http://www.beerclings.com/ You can design your own and they are reusable. I think they go for about 50 cents a label.