Recent content by pyromaniaq

Has anyone ever bottled in mason jars? I plan on pasturizing the carbonated finished product, but im not sure how mason jars would take the pressure. Anyone have any input on this?

So in the past I've fermented hard cider using store bought apple juice, this year I had an opportunity to go pick some fresh apples. So the process started by created the machinery I would use to extract the juice, which i believe is an important part of this story. I bought a garbage disposal...

What are the pro's and con's on blanching your apples? From what i understand cooking them first in that manner brings more of the tannin out, which would be a good thing right? Also sanitizes the fruit. I don't really know any of the bad stuff? Would you recommend that I had my sweetener to...

Recipe Type: Partial Mash Yeast: some kinda ale Batch Size (Gallons): 5 Original Gravity: 10 Final Gravity: TBD Boiling Time (Minutes): 10 Color: red and peach colors Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 1 week @about 70 Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 3 weeks @ about 70 Tasting...