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Just out of curiosity... Why does the extract recipe call for more hops?

Post recipe please. My next experiment will be a braggot.

I'll check that out. I just don't have an angle grinder or any other means of getting the top cut. Whoever designed this rack was obviously not a homebrewer!!

If you can transform my keg into a kettle, it's yours!

I'm hoping to create a tier setup. I have a keg that needs a transformation, 5g kettle, 10g mash tun cooler. The table looking thing I got free at work. It's a wall mount rack for networking equipment, it should work for mounting the burners since the top is full of threaded holes. The problem i...

Ok, I'm glad I didn't make any irrational decisions.

Just took a sample it taste great, but there's almost no pumpkin flavor. I had a og of 1.064 and finished at 1.008. I'm at three weeks in primary and planning on bottling next weekend. I used 1.5 tbs at 5 min. Should I boil some water and more spice and throw it in now or add it to the bottling...

Thanks for the info. I added it prior to pitching. So far there's zero activity... My last three meads started bubbling with in an hour. I'll just wait a few days and if it kicks off I might just use some trusty old raisins. Thanks again

Thanks. So I shouldn't add the nutrients prior to pitching?

Two quick questions/clarifications... I'm using pectin enzyme for the first time. The directions say 3/4 tsp per gallon in crushed fruit or fruit juice, so if I have one gallon of fruit in a five gallon batch should I only add 3/4 tsp or times that by 5? Also using nutrients for the first...

You may have water leaking into the insulation of the cooler. That would prevent the cooler from maintaining a consistent temp. I would take the valve out and check for damp insulation and let it air dry.

Yeah you're probably right. Two should do the job right?

This is for mead so it will be will over that.

Is it a bad idea to split one package of liquid yeast over multiple carboys? I'm going to make two 1g and one 4g batches and was hoping to get away with one. Any input would be very helpfuk

Interesting. I'll have to try it and I'll post pics.

Did it affect the taste at all?

Has anyone skipped secondary and went straight to bottle? I'm at 9 days and it's still bubbling. Im thinking about letting it sit for two or three weeks and bottling.

I made an apple cinnamon and it's awesome! I also made a peach that is bone dry, Im not a big fan of dry meads, I don't think it will ever clear. I like the vanilla idea.

For my third batch I think I'm going to do six gallons. I'm going to do five gallons and one gallon with blackberries. After the 5 gallon finishes I'm going to do 5 one gallons batches all different. Here's what I'm thinking: 1gal w/blackberries, just to compare the difference between fruit in...

Yickes that makes me cringe!