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Your cider isn't "carb'ing" really. There is always some carbonation in beer and cider once the yeast has started fermenting. Those are the bubbles you see when you put it in the hydrometer jar. You can find more info on CO2 levels of liquids with some searches and reading past threads...

The clear ones just had the yeast flocculate (settle out) faster. Swirl the bottle a little before pouring and you'll get your yeast back into suspension so all your wit beers will be cloudy (the way they should be :)). Or use about 1/2 cup [CORRECTION: should be 1 Tablespoon] of flour at end...

Well, it is debatable / matter of opinion whether apfelwein is quality tasting. I agree with the other guy who said the primary selling points of apfelwein are that it is cheap, easy to make, and high in alcohol yet still accessible for people who aren't used to 10% ABV beers. My apfelwein...

FYI, here's the email Hansen Beverage just sent out (I guess I'm on their mailing list of people interested in the trademark dispute because I emailed them about it). Nice to see the uprising of social networks and Internet communities for Rock Art made some difference. I saw some people on...

You can boil it if you want - a short 5-10 min boil shouldn't have much effect... just make sure to stir frequently so that the sugars don't caramelize. Personally I wouldn't worry about infection from bulk sugar - the yeast take over so quickly that even if there are a couple bugs in the sugar...

Nah, in my current apartment there's no way I'm switching to kegging. With ~400 sq ft there's just no room to store an extra fridge. Plus I actually prefer bottling even if I did have room for a kegerator. With bottling I get to have as many varieties of ready-to-drink homebrew on hand at one...

Check out this awesome shelving I built in my broom closet a couple weeks ago. For background, I live in a small city studio (~450 sq ft) so I have to use the space very efficiently. With my first 10 batches under my belt, I’m now building up my pipeline to about 5 to 6 batches bottle...

This is the shelving I built. It is 5 levels, including the floor, and holds about 6 to 7 batches.

There have been lots of pumpkin ale threads here, I would look into those first: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/anybody-try-austin-home-brew-pumpkin-ale-recipe-135534/ https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/pumpkin-ale-recipe-questions-82380/...

I like how you'd "have to" do two batches if you recut the lids to bring two more fermentors online. Given that kind of choice I think that's what you should choose. : )

That's not an extract recipe, I think you got a partial mash recipe. It's easy to convert to extract though. As TexLaw said, don't use the 2-row, just increase your extract quantity a bit. This is a pretty advanced beer for your second brew - if I were you I'd do a few more standard beers...

Okay thanks. Sounds like a good plan. I'll either do a big starter or do 2 packs of 11.5g dry yeast. If you have any yeast recommendations too that'd be useful. I'll probably use S-05 but maybe if the FG doesn't get low enough I should think about finishing with champagne yeast or some other...

Yeah, I've read stuff saying to mash at lower temps (results in higher fermentability wort / lower FG), but it seems like BeerSmith doesn't take this into account? If I change the mash profile from high temp to low temp (158->150), the FG estimate does not change. I'd love to get an accurate...

Ok, so I know there have been several other threads on Pliny the Elder, but the one thing I haven't been able to figure out after reading them all is - how does Vinnie (Russian River brewer) get his FG so low? How do you get a super low FG with a high OG recipe? I know adjuncts / corn sugar...

+1 to dontman's post. For every person that had a bad experience there are probably 10 people that had fine experiences and just aren't on this forum. I absolutely love morebeer.com. Why? Because they're the cheapest liquid malt extract provider I can find, and they ship it in sturdy...

Hmm, I think this thread has been getting the issue of partial boil confused with brewhouse efficiency. They are not related. Partial vs full boil only affects hop utilization (and a couple other minor effects). Your efficiency is determined by how successful your mash is, and is set in stone...

FYI, according to wikipedia the hops episode is *Season 4, episode 8*. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Dirty_Jobs_episodes. I'm going to get it from Netflix. Season 3, episode 20 is about "Handmade brick maker; cranberry harvesting; cranberry jam, jelly, and syrup maker. " (I found...