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I’m in the process of making strawberry wine from a Vintners Harvest kit. Life got away from me and I forgot where I left in the recipe. I remove the strawberries and transferred it back in April. I’m not sure if it’s been sitting on the yeast since then. Should I transfer it again into another...

I received a Sanke coupler as a Christmas gift and picked up a local brewery’s keg the other day. Should I clean the coupler by tearing it down before I connect it? Is it necessary to sanitize it as well before each use?

I’m slowing acquiring parts to add more kegs to my keezer. Without really thinking about it, I purchased a basic three way manifold. Since I’d like to serve at different pressures, I’m looking into regulators to place after the manifold. Does anyone have any experience with these regulators...

Thanks guys. The keg is brand new. I think I'm going to transfer it out with an auto siphon and re-sanitize the keg and hope for the best. Anyone against that?

This is my first time kegging. I just transferred my beer from my carboy last night and was going to blanket it with co2 while it went down to the correct temperature. As I was watching YouTube videos to refresh the steps to force carbonate tonight, I realized I may have sanitized my keg...

The most common wild grapes in PA are summer, fox, and frost although New england and sand can also be found. They could also be a number other species that were spread by animals from a local vineyard. I believe the most common wine grapes (at least in central pa) are concord, catawba, niagara...

Thanks for the input. I didn't know that dry hopping the Citra would work against the Cascade profile. Makes sense though.

Accidental double post. Please delete

I'm new to home brewing (extract only so far) with only a three one-gallon and one five-gallon brew under my belt. Im trying to use some of the following ingredients to come up with a decent five-gallon recipe for an APA. I have: 0.5# Crystal 10 0.5# Carapils 7 oz Plain Light DME 10 oz Plain...

It's just about 26 hours after pitch and it's a bubbler. So, I guess it should be ok. Thanks for your help and encouragement every one. Much appreciated!

Thanks for the quick responses. Like I said, this is only my second time so I expect a few of these hiccups. I used a rather fine strainer, but I think some yeast should have made it through. Is there any harm if I re-pitch in a couple days if fermentation doesn't take off? Especially with a...

Ok, so I feel like an idiot right now... I just brewed my second 1-gallon batch today, a honey wheat partial. I thought I was doing fine until it came to putting the wort in the carboy. I transferred without straining the hops, and pitched the rehydrated yeast before realizing it. I also drove...