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I raise a ton of money for the American Cancer Society every year... In the process, I get to learn allot about cancer. The leading cause of death in the united states is being alive. BBQ causes cancer too. You could live in a bubble and still get cancer. Enjoy your beer in...

I know allot of people complain about the smell of cider fermenting. I understand there is a sulfer smell people don't like. After a week and a half mine has a distinct smell of green apples. If I close my eyes this smells like the crab apples we used to have. Granted, the first smell...

I'm excited to see how it turns out myself. Dry and a little strong is what I am going for. When I was a youngster my grandfather made a lot of cider and it was a family hit. This is being made to be ready at about Christmas time. I hope to get a little more apple character back with a...

So it is percolating right along. I noticed alot of sugar settled to the bottom. It has me wondering if the yeast can convert it down there or not. If it doesn't I'll just rack it off of there in about 3 weeks anyway. I considered warming the sugar to make sure it dissolved but decided...

I just started my first batch of apple cider. 5 gals of on sale juice and bag plain ol sugar and one pack of rehydrated nottinghame ale yeast... Into to temp control running about 62-64. I didn't fuss w/ anything... just cleaned, sanitised everything and poured it in the bucket. In a...

If your tap water tastes like mine..... yuk...... it can't hurt.

why a wine fridge? What is your plan for it?

So you were done in time for a beer and a nice nap.

rent a little tiny storage unit and keep it all.

Even better than buying your own gift!

My wife bought me a MR. Beer. I am already a BBQ guy and a 12 hour pork shoulder is a great day... This its right in with BBQ! Mr. Beer is like a gateway drug for nerds.

Woot, this will give me an excuse to try you out... I regularly cruise your site for beer kits but have failed to pull the trigger.

I built an ugly drum smoker... under 100 bucks with a new drum. I can smoke damn near anything and do not have to pay much attention to it.

I quit drinking for years because I could not just enjoy a beer and stop. Then I went on a camping trip and had the first hangover of my life... I used to stay drunk.. After that. it was easy for me cus I'm too damn old for that hangover stuff. I now drink a bomber and give myself an...

I've come to expect a little and feel a little disapointment when I don't get a little cloudy burst at the end of my pour.

Some of these people breath my air ;)

I've been poking fun for 17 years.... best investment ever.

Date or no date, CO2 is a low pressure gas. I'd use it up then swap the tank out.

You could use an aquarium pump in an ice bath to pump ice water through. Just keep the container with the pump topped off. That 32 deg water aught to work quick.

The idea is to build an oxidized layer on the aluminum. I would do it more to know what my boil off rate is before guessing on a batch.