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  1. BMWMK2

    How many gallons of EdWort's Apfelwein have been made?

    16005 + 10 = 16015
  2. BMWMK2

    elderberry wine from 1968

    yooper put it best, its like a sipping brandy. i like it, it is very sweet. my wife is going nuts over the smell cause it reminds her of the way this house used to smell when she came here when she was little. she says the whole house used to smell like it.
  3. BMWMK2

    elderberry wine from 1968

    i just tasted it, it smells like brandy and tastes very sweet with a little tang to it, it is brown in color
  4. BMWMK2

    elderberry wine from 1968

    please don think im an idiot, im new to brewing. is it ok to drink? do i have a gem here? im afraid of the fact that it is only in bottles with just screw caps on it.
  5. BMWMK2

    elderberry wine from 1968

    ok we bought my wifes grandfathers house 5 years ago, in the basement there are small bottles of wine, with screw on caps that are labled " elderberry wine 1968". should i throw away cause of the screw top bottles?
  6. BMWMK2

    welches wine question

    it is the 100% juice, the only thing i dont have is the pectic acid, acid blend and the yeast nutrient, i plan on using montrachet or cote des blancs yeast, which do you suggest?
  7. BMWMK2

    welches wine question

    i have made 10 gallons of apfelwein so far and they came out great! i was wondering if i could do 1 gallon batches in the same manor with welches grape juice. i was thinking about doing a simple recipe of 1 gallon grape juice , 1/2 pound of corn sugar, and 1/2 packet of montrachet yeast. has...
  8. BMWMK2

    Cidery taste in kegged beer

    actually, i added 2 packets of this mr beer booster i had left from when i first started brewing, Booster™ is made from corn syrup solids, and is ideally suited for use as a brewing adjunct. It provides a full and balanced range of both fermentable and unfermentable sugars that is...
  9. BMWMK2

    Cidery taste in kegged beer

    its been in the keg fridge for 1 week
  10. BMWMK2

    Cidery taste in kegged beer

    so, i can pull the keg, leave the pressure in it at basement temps and it will condition with no problems? my main concern is leaving the pressure in the keg. thx
  11. BMWMK2

    Cidery taste in kegged beer

    Ok i made a muntons no boil beer for kicks, i let it ferment for a little over a week, the directions said a week. og was 1.038 and fg was 1.008. i kegged the beer and it carbed up nicely, but it has a very cidery taste. Im thinking its green. !. is the cidery taste cause its green? 2. can i...
  12. BMWMK2

    found a lhbs!!

    I am a noob, i have brewed an extract batch of homebrewery.com's american lager, a batch of coopers no-boil american light(which sucked), a batch of austin homebrews hoegarden clone, and two batches of apfelwein. I just found a lhbs , kind of, it is Princeton homebrew in Trenton nj. I live in...
  13. BMWMK2

    Apfelwein Fermenting Question

    a brew belt is a heating belt it keeps the temp up to about 70 degs
  14. BMWMK2

    Apfelwein Fermenting Question

    made a batch oh apfelwein about a week ago and it has been in my basement which is about 58-61 degs. i was using a brew belt that whole week and everything seems ok, (cloudy, bubbling, rino farts). how long should i use the belt, the directions say dont use it for over 8 days. plus shouldnt the...
  15. BMWMK2

    Booster Question

    i would hate to ruin a $50 beer kit
  16. BMWMK2

    Booster Question

    I think im going on the safe side and going to order some muntons can extract and just use it up in those recipes , theres calls for a similar "add pack". "This kit requires an extra 2 pounds of fermentable sugar to reach its optimal flavor and alcohol content. Because our Beer Kit Add Pack...
  17. BMWMK2

    fermentor smell

    just bottled my first batch, i cleaned the fermenting bucket right after with oxi clean then sprayed it real good with one step sanitizer. i went to check on it this morning cause im doing another batch tonight and it still has some residual wort smell, shouldnt the one step have cleared that...
  18. BMWMK2

    Just Bottled First Batch

    I JUST BOTTLED MY FIRST BATCH! cant wait till 3-4 weeks to taste. its an american lager kit from homebrewery.com. i have a hoegarden clone on its way here and yeast for apfelwein also, just bought the apple juice today, cant wait to taste that one.
  19. BMWMK2

    Co2 Line Size

    the line on my co2 gauge is 5/16 inside dia. and ive only used it for commercial beer kegs. i am adding a second gauge to add a corny keg that has a 3/8in dia barb on the gauge to the 3/8 barb on the keg. my question is can i change the fitting on the tap and the first gauge for the commercial...
  20. BMWMK2

    Ok Let Me Get This Straight

    Im new to kegging, just bought a 5 gal soda keg. I have a keggorator with 20lb co2 bottle and a double gauge. So right now after 3 weeks of fermenting i can transfer beer into the keg seal it, hook up the co2 and the beer line , set it to roughly 12psi, put it in the fridge and let it sit for a...
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