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Remember, Dude, Work Hard And Have Beer

Yup, that's where I got it.

After weeks of reading this forum, two a day drills, scrimmages, and the like, it was time to take the field!! All I want to say is, this was fun. I got a Northwestern Dark Star Brown Ale kit (has anyone tried this?). The prep, the boil, the drinking of the pumpkin ale I bought last month, the...

I ask people at work to save them for me. The first time I got two cases of twist-offs. ouch. But it works. I like the idea of raiding the recycling but I think I need to do it a few blocks away from home so the neighbors don't see.

Yooper, do your yeasts survive the campden tablets sufficient for carbonation?

This message needs to be posted once a day. I'm a noob and ask dumb questions but some of my favorites are: 1. Suggestions? 2. What is this? 3. Maybe a crazy idea but... 4. Question 5. Stupid? No criticism intended! :)

I have seen some cider instructions call for adding campden tablets each time you rack the cider even if fermentation is not fully complete. Do campden tablets kill commercial yeasts, or do they just kill the wild yeasts and bacteria?

For reasons I can't explain, I did a plain cider for 4 weeks in primary and then added honey when racking to secondary. I hit it with campden and then a day later re-pitched yeast. Will this work?

got it . thanks

Thanks, but where do I find the FAQ? It's not a sticky in the cider section. I went to the FAQ link at the top, and it takes me to a search function, but then nothing comes up when I type "cider" or "honey". ?

So after 4 weeks in the primary I took the suggestion above and racked to a secondary, added 3 campden tablets (3G batch) and will re-pitch some yeast tomorrow. However, the gravity was 1.00 so I think it's largely done fermenting. I decided to add some honey for the secondary which will get...

I've got some fresh unpasteurized juice with an OG of about 1.045. I think that gives me a final estimated alcohol content of 6 percent or so. I am going to do a 3 gallon batch and would like to raise the OG to about 1.065 -- final alcohol content to 8 to 9 percent max. Any suggestions on how...

As long as it still got you druck.

I appreciate the advice. I can see why having 40 gallons fail would be discouraging. I had thought for the first project to kill the wild yeasts but then thought what the heck? I did understand the risk from reading up on this site and elsewhere. But it's only 3 gallons. I think I'm going to...

Ouch! Vinegar! what a vote of confidence... I guess there's some risks going with the wild yeasts. I'm looking forward to finding out!

Newb here. First project ever. I have 3 gallons of fresh cider in a 3g better bottle. I used the natural yeasts only and no extra sugar. Had some good fermentation, I think. It's been in 3 and a half weeks. Lots of sediment and the body is starting to clear. Bubbling is slowing considerably. I...

Those labels are really great.

How about Man Love Brewing

I was just wondering.

Thanks! (I did do a search, but apparently not a good one).