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YAY! I got the most randon comment and didn't even try. (lol) Thatnks for the welcome. You will get used to me in time... I always make random comments. Val

Update on starting on minced apples that didn't go through the press. Statred 23rd Oct and four days on the mush. Put through a straining bag, but only had a rough one and left the cider thickish and very cloudy. It was working well, though so I left it until today 6th Nov and poured it through...

Hi there. I wouldn't boil the apple juice or even add the sugar water while hot because heat and sugar makes the apples form pectin... I make jam and boil the fruit and sugar to get pectin to set the jam. Making cider with boiled fruit can cause what CvilleKevin said...cloudy brew or 'pectin...

Hi Sportscazy2 I am new to the forums but I have made wine and cider on and off for years. If you put it through a press then it will clear fairly quickly (that is usually what I do) but this years I did a short cut and minced the apples then started it on the mush for 4 days. When it was less...

Thanks... I'll get the hang of it soon. Just a little question.... can beer yeast be used for..say... a cider? Or is it only good for ales and stouts and things? I understand wine yeasts pretty good... but have no knowledge of beer yeasts. Val

Just can't find my last post...DUH! But... I have my first brew of Stout bottled. I'm not sure if it will carbonate because I kept it longer in the fermentation barrel than I should so it may pour a bit flat, still it tastes smashing...YEAH! I learned a lot and have another brew of mild...

DO NOT BOTTLE UNTIL IT'S COMPLETELY FINISHED FERMENTING! If you bottle too soon you'll end up with exploding bottles. ****** Yep, been there, done that with wine... I still have a mark on my leg from years ago when I put a bottle on the floor (luckily) and it blew! Thanks for the advice... I...

Ah, thanks. I know homemade wine changes with maturity (over a long period of months or even years, but I wasn't sure about brewing beers and stouts. This is a kit and says to bottle after 10 days when fermentation slows to a stop but it appears it may be better to rack it into a second...

I made wine for years but never brewed beer. I made my first kit yesterday...I think I did a few things wrong (I can NEVER follow a recipe without adding to it) Followed the instructions for Young's Harvest Stout.. THEN boiled up a jar of 750g Pure Cane Molasses and a jar of Malt Extract from...

Thanks for the tips. Any tips on making my stout less bitter? Val

I don't even know how to start a new post... DUH! So I'll reply to this one. I made wine for years but never brewed beer. I made my first kit yesterday...I think I did a few things wrong (I can NEVER follow a recipe without adding to it) Followed the instructions for Young's Harvest...