Recent content by Tristan

So, a while back I picked up a rogue film yeast infection. I treated my then 5 month old cider with Campden tablets, and it has been sitting now for about 6 weeks or so. However, upon tasting, it seems kind of boring. If I pitched more yeast in there, would the campden tablets kill the...

Alright, I did as suggested, and so far all seems well... Since I had originally started this in February, I believe that fermentation is done. Will it continue to age after being trated the Campden tablets? I tasted it while racking, and it tasted fine, though with a bit of a bitter...

So, I have discussed my current batch on here, every seemed to think I was on the right track. About 3 weeks ago, I racked. Now, I was in a hurry, but I cleaned everything before hand. I thought. Tuesday I went to the basement to switch laundry, and wandered over to the bench to take a...

You should probably wait until December of 2008, when you turn 21. Just saying.

So basically using the cider will make for a longer settle time. Ok cool. While I would never filter the cider when it comes time to bottle, I may add a clearing agent. We'll see what I end up with, I suppose. I'm at least 6 months away from bottling. Plenty of time. Thanks all for the...

Well, my second ever batch is doing it's thing. I hope. After a week in a fermentation bucket, I racked to a glass carboy. I used a racking cane, to minimize my lees and such. It's been about 3 weeks since then, and I'm not even a little bit clear. Granted, this time around I used 2...

Cider takes longer than beer, I know that much. Sometimtes, much longer. Neither of the batches of cider (my first, or my current) foamed up much, though it appears that the new batch did have some. This is attributable to the actual cider I added to my mix (2 gallons of Cider from a local...

This Milk method.... I'm intrigued. How did you go about doing it? Brush on the milk? 2%? Whole Milk? Details, please please please!

Beer. I have tried probably 2 dozen beers over the years, from Coors to Sam Adams, to Kilt Lifter and a handful of homebrews. I have yet to find a beer that I actually like enough to want to drink a bottle. We shall see, I suppose. My best friend was the same way until just before he...

I may end up doign something similar with batch #3. The new batch that I threw together this weekend is using Wyeast English Cider Yeast. Right now, I'm trying to figure out how to balance it all out, so I can have to batches going at once.... with 2 carboys and 1 fermenting bucket...

Well, I got bit by the bug years and years ago, but apartment living in California just didn't seem to be that conducive to the brewing hobby. A year ago, I moved to the Pittsburgh area, and in October I started my frist batch of Cider. 5 gallons Store Brand apple juice 1 package of Ale...

Hi there everyone! I have just started brewing, and unlike most folks here, I will be doing most of my hanging out in the Cider section, as that's what I'm into. I moved to the Pittsburgh area about a year ago, and now that I have a basement, I'm putting my carboys to work! I look...