Recent content by VirginiaDrew

friday, today is sunday so two days ago. I didnt check the OG because of all the strawberries would threw it off, still should have done it. should i try to take it now and check it later? It never bubbles though. Thanks for the quick reply.

I am making frozen strawberry wine as per Jack's Recipe. It was fermenting well in the primary but when i transferred to the secondary it stopped. Is this normal, this is my first wine. I have attached a picture. Thanks!

Thanks for the suggestions, I am going with the normal blueberry wine recepie and the frozen strawberry wine. Any thoughts on this.

I have brewed beer, and now looking to get into the wine game. I am looking for a very detailed recipe of the easiest fruit (preferable berry) wine to make. I have seen a lot of recipes, but I just want a simple good quick ageing recipe. Any suggestions, also any hints or tips. I have read all...

I understand where to get a one gallon secondary (one gallon glass jug, wish they had 1.25 gallon jugs) but where do you get a primary. Are yall just using those glass gallon jugs as primary. Also how do you cover the primary "loosely", just use a sanitized towel?

to get the beer out of the primary to get a reading in my hydrometer, can i just take the cap off and use a sanitized siphon. or what do i do. Thanks for the help

okay it is in a carboy and the magic is happening right now. My idea is to leave it in there ten days or so, toss the hop bag in the last two days or so. Then transfer them to a bottle bucket add sugar and bottle. Then wait a week or two to drink. My question is that a good idea. And how do you...

Okay cool, what is a OP? and on my first brew i just want to make beer.Do you recommend i don't even use a secondary this time. Also would a carboy or bucket be better for use as a primary.

really cause i have been so worried about that, it seems so hard to keep 100% of oxygen out the whole time. Glad to know if some oxygen touches it, it wont spoil the beer. Im definitely dry hoping and definitely excited to brew. Thanks for the help everyone.

Well i love hoppy, like Stone Ruination hoppy, so dry hopping it is. Thanks for the incredible quick responses. I guess my job isnt the only boring one. My other question is how do you put the pellets in, do you just open the bucket (that is the first fermenter right, or is it the carboy) then...

I am brewing my first batch of beer ever. Well i have brewed other alcohol before, but lets not get into that. I am using a True Brew Double IPA kit, and it tells me to dry hop in the fermenter. I am worried about dry hopping. First doesn't that allow oxygen into the fermenter, second couldn't...