Recent content by PoorJavanese

It's tapai yeast, as I said before. Wine yeast is rare here. Now I'm trying to import wine yeast from aussie for the next brew. Yes, otherwise the bottles would explode. Honestly, I tried drank one bottle last night and successfully got drunk 😁 the taste is kinda unique. Combination of...

I think it's fermented well but smells like piss. Is it normal?

Already read this. Thanks to extra yeast, yesterday I taste the oldest bottle and no sour taste, just quite yeasty

Good idea! this might be my future project. A little question for cider: will it taste sour? I never drink cider before

This is something new to me. Is hand sanitizer more effective than bleach? Anyway, thanks everyone for your answers. I appreciate that 😁

I added extra yeast which usually for fermenting cassava to be "tapai", wine yeast is rare here unfortunately. The bottles are still bubbling since fermentation begun, around a week ago.

I wish I have proper hydrometer. Currently I have a cheap hydrometer with ABV indicator, not SG. Last afternoon I checked the oldest bottle but still around 0% ABV and tastes kinda yeasty sweet. Perhaps, it still not ripe yet? Oh by the way, I asked one of my friend who brew here. He said nira...

Hello Everyone! I'm new here and want to ask for an advice regarding homebrew with tight budget. Here, at my farm near my home, there is a "Lontar" tree which produces "nira". It's a liquid from Lontar flowers that can be fermented, to produce "Tuak" wine or Arrack. The question is: I don't...