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About 8 weeks in the primary....but I bottle carbed......one week the bottle and room temp and another in the fridge....

Well....after many trial and error.....I finally got a cider that I LOVE! I used sweet mead yeast.....2.5 gallons of past. apple juice and 1/4# corn sugar for a bit more kick! Came out nice and dry and just enough sparkle!!! I am gotta bottle another 2.5 gallons next week....same as the...

Well as usual....I jumped the gun! Just checked it at 1900 Hours EST....and its percolating just dandy!

I have it at 75 Degress.....it is also sitting on a tile floor.

So...started two batches batches of hard cider yesterday.... Both are based as such: 2.5 gallons 1/4# corn sugar One has the Wyeast 3068 yeast.....it is bubbling like crazy! Very exciting! The other has the Wyeast 4184 (sweet mead)......no action..... I got both of these going...

So I just ordered a packet of Wyeast 3068...... After suing this for cider...how do I re-use it?

Great! OK last question.....how much water in total do I need for a half batch using a 4# can?

LOL! Well....I can only do half a batch due to the fact that I only have a 3 gallon carboy and just cannot afford a 6 gallon at the moment......I am getting back into brewing because I have been out of work since Jan 22 on this year....but I still cannot drink cheap beer! Right!!!!!?

I picked up a can of Ironmaster porter today and have a few questions..... 1. Is the yeast supplied adequate? If not what would you suggest? Also, since I am doing a half batch (2.5 gallons) do I use it all or just half the packet?? 2. What Unhopped Malt Extract do you recommend for a...

Well....I LOVE beer (duh right?) and I really want a porter for this fall/winter.....any recommendations?

So....if i wanted to make two gallons of beer....but did not want to use the Mr. Beer extract...what would I need to do? I cannot afford a 5 gal carboy and I have a 3 already......

OK....so I got started, like so many with the Mr. Beer kit..... My wife and mom in law bought 2 wine kits....did them today.....so....it made me get the fever again! I have a 3 gallon glass carboy....capper, glass bottles, cap, siphon and air lock.....all from making cider! So now I...

Make is 463 gallons!

I used Whithouse brand from Walmart.....its pasteurized...and made from water and concentrate.....but always read the label! Mine came out AWESOME! I made 3 gallons for a whopping $7!

I am at day 11 in the bottle carbing process. I chilled a bottle this morning for a test! Slightly carbonated at this point....will probably wait another 10 days or so before chilling the enitre batch. But the taste....is AWESOME! So refreshing....and goes down so smooth and easy! I am...

S. Thanks for the heads up on the carbing time! I am about a HB virgin! I will wait 3 weeks then as mine was real, real clear! I tried it still.....very tasty....but then a different "feel" in the mouth if your mind is set on a cider! I like very dry wines....so this was great! I...

I just bottled my apfelwein. I carbed it just like beer...so in a week I will chill it....and it will have a light carbonation. I pulled a pint of the still apfelwein right out of the carboy.....unbelievably good! I made a half batch of ed's recipe....but other than that I followed to a...

JohnnyK68...I plan on giving it a try! I bottle carb...its all I have ever known to do...I add 1/2tsp of priming sugar to each 12oz bottle....so far....no explosions.... I just make sure that I put ONLY 12oz per bottle and ONLY 1/2 tsp per bottle....each bottle has a line marked on the...

All- What is the best way to get the sanitization solution INSIDE my siphon? I dont have an auto-siphon....or should I just buy an auto-siphon?

Update! My batch of Ed's Apfelwein is chugging along nicely! 5 burps per minute out of the airlock! Air temp is 65 this morning....will warm up to about 67 when the sun gets up full. Apfelwein is nice and cloudy too....which I assume means that the yeast is doing its business! Now the...