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Good day everybody, Thinking of bottling some of my cider from the keg, and have read all about the counter pressure fillers, where you really need about 6 hands to makes the things work well and effectively. Was perusing E-Bay, and then did some more googling - and found this device: Called...

Good advice - I did not think of that - thank you :) Kilroy

I do plan on doing both force and natural carbonation - Because this was my first attempt at using a keg, I thought that I would try it "au natural". I have 3 more kegs empty, with 10 gallons of hard hard waiting to go into them. 1 of the hard ciders I will keg condition, just cause I will...

I had 7 gallons in total, so I filled the keg, and bottled the rest I have the bottles sitting in a plastic storage box, just incase they decide to go boom Kilroy

I am sorry if this is a silly question - I made my first batch of Hard Lemonade and kegged it the other night, using a 5 gallon corny. I put in the 1 cup corn sugar, and stirred like crazy, put the lid on, and left it. is there a temperature concern when conditioning in the keg? do I...

Use a Glue Stick - it stands up well, and soaks off like a dream. As for that "glossy" look - or for some protection from water - go to your local hobby store, and get some spray on clear coat. Just make sure that you spray it on - BEFORE - you stick it on, Spraying it on afterwards will...

As long as you had a 1.080 -> 1.095 Gravity, then you should be good. ferment down to about 1.010 -> 1.020 in primary, then transfer into glass. Kilroy

DOn't know where you live - but Stomp them Grapes ( in Denver CO) has a triple scale hydrometer, with a thermometor in the base. Kilroy

I used honey in my cherry to get up to 1.095 on the hydrometer, then after racking into secondary, i added another 10 lbs of cherryies, and 1/4 gallon wildflower honey. It has been in secondary for almost 3 months now - will be racking it again this week sometime. Dont expect it to be...

Have you checked out Jack Kellers SIte? http://winemaking.jackkeller.net Try that. Kilroy

Pictures - Please let us have pics. Thanks Kilroy

Read my reply in the cider section Kilroy

I guess that you would just follow the same riddling techniques that you would use with Bubbly. Leave the bottles Top Down and do a 1/4 turn and bump every couple of days for a month or so to collect the lees etc in the neck. Then you will have to freeze the bottles till the neck is...

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I have to agree with Sam here, THe fact that you used unpasturised Juice - and no sulphites - that is asking for a very very tricky brew. I have only made 1 mead so far, and it has been in secondary for about 2 months now - can be tricky stuff. I would try to rack it and then sulphate it...

Well thank you to whoever designed it - cause it works fantstically :) Andrew

I have made 6 kits so far, 4 were not Filtered, 2 have not yet been tasted (still too young) and 2 have been. The White that I made - VR Liebfraumilch was and still is perfectly clear with no "Chunks" The red however is really difficult to catch that odd bit of oak chip that missed the...

The User Desertbrew has a gadget on his homepage http://sdcollins.home.mindspring.com/ called the carboy cleaner. - I made one last weekend, and had the opportunity to use it for the first time on saturday (July 2nd) all I can say - WOW! Thank you very much Dennis, it is a dream, and it is...

Indeed with the Sanitizer, I use Potassium Metabisulphate - and it is cheaper than Vodka :) Andrew

I have never sanitized the scissors, and not had any problems - YET! THanks for pointing it out though Andrew