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I asked the question about using cider, and cider should be fine. Some folks said you don't need to use "expensive" cider and just apple juice would be fine. But The cider I got was cheap anyway. I think you should go ahead and try it with your cider.

that video is freakin' awesome, man.

I've been reading this forum so long I wanted to chime in and encourage you to make Apfelwein ... but then I remembered I haven't made it yet myself. But still, I think you should make Apfelwein.

This thread is a riot. After my first brew, my wife and sister in law got home and said "what's that smell?" I said, "smells good doesn't it!" She said, "no." I said, "well it smelled good while it was brewing, you should have been here while I was brewing!"

I didn't want to put my fermenter (first batch!) in the basement. Too cold. The only place over 65 degrees was the living room. So I put the fermenter on the bench of our baby grand piano. My wife is totally cool with it. She likes to joke that "tom is brewing beer on our piano." Now, the...

Welcome from Philly. Hey Nghtmre, my sister in law lives in Nanticoke.

Dude, nobody on this board will look down on you for what beer you drink, what beer you make or what methods you use. This is a really cool, tolerant and forward-thinking place that will welcome you and help you. Even if you are from South Dakota.

It would not have been a cheap shot if I was a Steelers fan, it would have been in good fun.

Wow, that was a cheap shot.

Just a suggestion, use oxi-clean and get the glue and labels off your bottles.

Great job. Where are you going with the project now? Do you plan some sort of built in bar along the wall there? I'm envisioning maybe an L-shaped bar with a dry sink or something to catch the splashes as well as some sort of backsplash on the wall - tile or something. Of course it's fine just...

Thanks. These replies were very helpful. As for price, I got the cider for $3.50 a gallon and have about 7 gallons in the freezer. So I don't think I can get juice much cheaper than that. But I get your point. I have a few gallon glass jugs and think I will try a few different combinations...

Just bumping this thread. I plan to try the EdWort recipe using some farm cider I froze a couple months ago (I note that EdWort's recipe is for store-bought juice). Just wondering if there is any more input on this topic. The farm cider is much darker, rounder, and quite different from...

Go ahead, dive in.

I've been on the HBT for about a month. Great site, great people. I saw an interesting rant from Revvy about being pigeonholed after a fellow noob was wondering what the "home brewer" stereotype was. And so I thought I would say something about myself here to show the variety of people who get...

Update on my first brew. Yesterday was bottling day. A new experience. It took me a while to figure out that the bottle filler and hose would not fully prime until I released some of the pressure at the bottom of the bottle filler. Also, i lost my syphon on the rack to the bottling bucket...

katja there's some good posts on 2.5 gallon batches. You might find after a couple practice runs that you are willing to experiment at that quantity. I for one would rather ruin my beer 2.5 gallons at a time.

That Holmes thing was real? I thought it was made up. Oh, and how can you have a Home Brew store in a state where Home Brewing is illegal? I realize it may not be enforced, but it seems bold.

Interesting pics. My first brew, also a nut brown, I had the discipline not to open it up, but now I get to see your pics. cool. Thanks for the pics, fun to see.

And did any of your brew make it to Christmas? Did it get better?