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Thanks, I really appreciate the help. I know it may sound dumb, but I just don't want to put in any additives whatsoever. I didn't even use juice with vitamin C in it. It started out at 1.113 and is now 1.000. I used Red Star Cotes des Blancs, which may be able to go another .5-1%, so I'm...

I wish it was stout. But that will never happen. Even the local stores with good selection here in PA have a minuscule selection of stouts compared to other styles.

Hi all, totall cyser noob here with a question regarding adding honey to actively fermenting cyser. My cyser seems mostly done fermenting and came out very dry and I want it to be sweeter but allow for more fermentation if the yeast will tolerate it. Would I basically just mix in some honey...

Zombie Helles Bock Thread... Anyone make this beer?

Well I guess that's another thing I'll have to learn. I guess you disolve some honey in hot water and add it? I don't want it to be super sweet, but at that ABV it also needs to be drinkable. I'm going to spice it in the secondary as well (maybe the second time I rack it).

So my first mead (cyser) is going bonkers in the carboy right now, and I was thinking about the fact that the yeast is all going to die because this particular cyser is going to exceed its alcohol tolerance (prepping for 500 billion funerals is hard work). From my understanding, yeast slowly...

Thanks man. Yeah I'm hoping there is some residual sugar because the carboy is going bananas right now. This cyser is probably going to be a 15% beast. I'm just going to leave it alone and hope for the best.

Made my first batch of cyser today and I used the yeast energizer and nutrient as instructed on the package (.5 tsp/gal for the energizer and 1 tsp/gal for the nutrient). But I didn't consider the fact that I was supposed to use less if I wanted to stagger nutrient additions. Since I put it all...

I was thinking the same thing!

Uh oh. Butthurt alert! Yes, oxyclean free is absolutely as safe as PBW (and actually contains less chemicals). See also: sense, common.

I have to disagree with those saying raspberries alone won't give you a strong flavor. I added 3.5 pounds of frozen whole raspberries to the secondary for a hefe (5 gallons) and actually found it to be too much raspberry flavor for the subtle hint I was looking for. Both the sweet and tart were...

Oh I also forgot to mention that my current brew kettle has no valve on it, obviously another reason to go with the IC.

I'm still working on it, and only 1 of my first 6 batches have been really good. 2 Were decent. 2 were drinkable. 1 (my first AG batch) is fermenting as we speak. I have terrible temperature control with coal heat (my current batch has gone between 58 and 71-Yikes!), but ASAP I'm going to get a...

Also I prefer the name Zeus. Sounds way cooler than Columbus.

Wow. Very impressive. This will be my first year and I would be over the moon if I got that kind of yield. +1 on any tips you feel helped to give you such a good 1st year crop.

I brew outside, so it varies. I'd say about a gallon an hour for a vigorous boil in mild temperatures. But when I brewed last weekend on a windy 35 degree day, I boiled off almost 2 gallons in an hour.

Wow I'm going to have to get quicker. 4 Hours is pretty damn efficient.

I would slice the strawberries and freeze them. I would say that 3-3.5 pounds of RIPE strawberries would give you the subtle taste you are looking for.

Just wanted to note that only oxyclean FREE should be used, because the regular has fragrance, which you don't want. I love the oxyclean free and use it to clean all my bottles and PET carboys. Plus it's significantly cheaper. If you want to make a more exact approximation of PBW for less money...

Yeah im new on here and some people on here seem like insufferable ****** bags, picking apart other peoples recipes like a bunch of overanalytical nerds. I think some people have forgotten what brewing beer is actually about.