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I always have a batch of Edwort's Apfelwein going, i find its best if you let it age for at least 6 months before starting to drink it but I would definitely recommend taste testing it at different intervals for your first batch. Its very interesting to see how the flavor changes along the way...

Yep as long as the gravity keeps dropping you should be fine. Homebrew requires a lot of patience. Low temps will make the yeast work slower as well. You don't want a lot of temperature fluctuation while its fermenting though, this can stress the yeast and produce off flavors. So I would...

I tried to research this after trying Ace Perry, its delicious and SWMBO loves it. Apparently there are specific type of pears that produce the best juices for cider. I couldn't find any of the recommended types of pears locally, and the juice was crazy expensive to have shipped so I never...

You would need to degas the portion you don't want to be carbonated, at least thats what I always do for still ciders\fruit wines because its usually slightly carbonated just from sitting in the carboy. 1/2 lb would be way to much dextrose IMO to carbonate 2.5 gallons. I generally use 5-6...

Sure you have it figured out by now but it depends on whether you want a still cider or carbonated. I back-sweetened mine with 1 can aj concentrate and 1 can cranberry juice concentrate and bottled, waited for them to carb up and then pasteurized so the bottles didn't explode. If you want a...

I have one going that I'm hoping to have ready this thanksgiving. 3 gallons of apple juice 2 gallons of cranberry juice 2 lbs dextrose White labs English Ale yeast SG: 1.064 Been going for two weeks, hoping to backsweeten with 2 cans of cran-apple concentrate and then bottle in the next few...

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I've washed cider yeast several times, and reused for another batch times with no issues. It is not recommended to use yeast from cider in beers. Once it gotten use to the simple sugars in cider, they don't do well with the complex malt sugars in beer. I'd recommend washing the yeast, by...

You should be fine but taste the final product before you bottle it. If you feel it needs more spice, you can make a spice tea by steeping your spices in water and then adding that. My experience with adding spices mainly to beers, is that primary fermentation will mute the spice flavors. I...

I tried this as my first BIAB all grain batch and made some mistakes resulting in missing my OG, I only got up to 1.040. I also substituted White labs WLP400 because I had some washed yeast from a previous batch on hand. I originally brewed this on on 9/7 and went to keg it on 9/21 and found...

Thanks for the tips guys. I'm gonna try the recipe again when i move that one to keg next week. This time I'm changing a few things. I'm buying a steamer basket that will fit in my brew kettle, just for ease of lifting in and out of the kettle and draining the grain. Got messy with sitting...

I did my first BIAB no sparge batch on saturday with Edworts Bavarian Hefeweizen. Ended up with 1.040 instead of 1.052. Mashed for 90 minutes After re-reading the BIAB no sparge process from the sticky on the forums here I believe my issue was not doing the Mash out properly. I heated to...

Not the best picture in the world but here it is right after I poured it. Its a damn good beer, but my opinions biased because I made it :D Id definitely make it again, very session-able and I look forward to enjoying them on football sundays.

The ahs kit came out very good. Kinda like a sweet hefe. Good golden color, good head retention. Light bodied, u get the grains of paradise on the finish. Very happy with this beer! I can't compare it to the original because I can't seem to find it in my area without ordering an entire case...

Glad you reminded me actually, I had forgot about this post. I did brew this kit, its been bottled for just over two weeks. I'll throw a few in the fridge tonight and sample them tomorrow during NFL season opener. I'll take some pics and post a little bit of review.

To be honest its the only mead I've tried. Its hard to get from the state run liquor stores here. I think it was very good and worth a try but I'm not exactly a mead connoisseur.

2 so far this year. 939

Its all licensing issues and depending on how big of a pain your state makes it to get licensed to have a tap room. We have several small breweries in pittsburgh that are growlers only.

First I'd like to say thanks for replying, good to bounce my ideas off someone else... I'll probably still boil some of honey because from what i've read it changes flavors and body of the finished mead. So I figure best of both worlds, some boiled and some unboiled. I picked up some...

Starters are pretty easy and let you know the yeast is viable before you pitch. Ingredients 1/2 Cup DME 2 cups of water 1/4 tsp yeast nutrient Bring water to a boil, add DME and boil for 10 minutes. Let it cool until under 80 degrees. Move wort to flask or bottle Add nutrients and...