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I believe Turbinado sugar is a halfway point between refined table sugar and raw sugar. It has some molasses left in it gives it a tan color, but the real question is how much is left in there. I think it is more refined than raw and so I'd say it is closer to table sugar than raw sugar. How...

As long as you sanitize it completely, then yes. The whole point behind a separate reading is just extra precaution, especially for those with less than ideal sanitation techniques. In fact, I have done direct gravity readings multiple times when I don't feel like tasting the brew at the moment...

Usually Friday the 13th is suppose to be a day of bad luck...you proved that theory wrong ;)

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A lot of responses I have seen online and a lot of information that I had exchanged with my local home-brew store leads me to believe that it is quite rare for mold to inoculate a batch. I heard that the most common confusion comes from proteins binding together residue from hops and grains...

That sounds more reasonable to me. I have spent the last few days or so researching online to try and find out different concentrations of garlic and/or juniper berries used in palatable wines. In general, I have found a few recipes that suggest approximately 4 ounces of juniper berries for 1...

My apologies! I tried making a wine back a few years ago to try and make a cheap wine and it turned out tasting bland, immensely acidic, and an off taste I could not pinpoint. I suppose it could have slightly spoiled? On top of that, I maybe confusing myself with a different brand. The brand I...

I love Skyrim. I borrowed it from a friend about 3 months ago and I beat the entire game (with the exception of quite a few side quests) about 2 months afterwards lol. All major quests done. I do recall a Juniper berry mead mentioned in it and I plan to utilize my hopefully soon acquired...

Still interested! How is the kombucha going vance? And I agree with Tinga. It is always good to have a healthy starting colony before testing :P

If you have been brewing long enough, then I will just cut to the chase. But for those skimming over this and with a little lack of experience, make sure whatever juice you use tastes good on its own and has no preservatives (common ones are sodium/potassium metabisulphite/sorbate). In...

Hello! I've viewed these forums for towards a year now and I only recently decided to join up! I have been brewing for close to 3 years now and I love it! So far, everyone I have seen here has a lot of character and everyone brings a lot of enthusiasm to these forums. I look forwards to...

This is sort of on track. During the fermentation process, esters are produced during the multiplication or aerobic phase (generally the first 2 days of fermentation). However, the bulk of esters are produced during the anaerobic fermentation when the yeast start eating up the glucose to produce...

Vance, i am very interested in your experiment and hope to see your continual posts. I am performing similar research on Saccharomyces cerevisiae for my seminar to get my BS in chemistry anf considered graduate work on the strains in kombucha. I would suspect your experiment should go pretty...