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Thanks for the (optimistic) reply! What is PBW?

Hi everyone at HBT. I picked up a used 25 liter carboy in a second hand shop for $8. Would this be safe to use (after being cleaned of course)? If so what is some good ways to clean your carboy? I read somewhere that using bleach is good. Below is an image of it. And it is a bit sharded in the...

The yeasty taste settled out of mine after a few months I guess that will happen to yours too :-). What volume did you brew? In liters.

Hehehehe I enjoyed your post alot :rockin: My fermentation was quite slow actually.. Around three weeks. Maybe make a starter to really kick things off, especially if you are doing 13 liters of the stuff. Mine tasted OK but it wasn't something to write home about - again mine was made with...

I'm sorry I got a little defensive. Water under the bridge.. I have been thinking about getting into beer (I started with wine). Beer seems to have faster fermentation time (maybe because of the lower target ABV?) and beer sure tastes good :-). The wine I have made is something like Apfelwein...

I don't know your definition of new but I think it is something new if I haven't done it before. I appreciate your reply though (about the possible taste of it) since it answered my question. The bottom line is; I wasn't asking about how old you think I am but about fermenting syrup. That should...

Thanks for the answers guys :-). I got the info I was looking for.

Have to disappoint you there, mister. I have made cider and mead and want to experiment with other stuff. I can legally buy alcohol since I am of age. It's sad that one can't ask a question about new things without getting that kind of comments.

It's kinda difficult to say what kind of syrup it is. It is just cheap syrup like the stuff you put on pancakes. It goes for $2 per 750 ml Thanks! I'll look up skeeter pee just now!

I only now noticed that this is in the beer forum (doh!). If a moderator would move this thread to an appropriate forum it would really be appreciated. I am trying to make something like mead but just with syrup (since the syrup is much cheaper than honey, atleast here). Therefor I was...

Would the results be consumable? As in good tasting.

Hi HBT. I have been fiddling around with the idea of fermenting something based on syrup that just tastes sweet. Not like maple syrup but generic tasting sweet light colored syrup. Has anyone tried this before? My plan is to mix syrup, water, nutrition, yeast and maybe some fruit or spices.

I'm sorry for not doing my homework in regards to the terms. I've been confused too. I meant methanol levels. The stuff that makes you blind.

Hehe. So even a poorly brewed (fermented if you prefer) wine would not pose a risk? Except for tasting bad etc. Even with an ABV. of 16%?

Hi HBT. I have been thinking about whether there can be a high enough fusel concentration in home made wine (not jacked!) to be a danger if one drinks alot of it (like there can be in Apple Jack)? (besides the apparent liver punishment).

Hehe sounds good. Let me know how it turns out!

Hi HBT. I just wanted to share a view of my kilju (sugar wine) to those who might be interested. ImageShack® - Online Photo and Video Hosting (for some reason i can't upload tinypic images). I really like the way it settled out crystal clear. I just used normal baker's yeast...

Thanks for the replies guys :) And thanks for the link too!

In regards of drinkability (and personal taste, of course) does it matter which malt and hops you use? Or will mixing any malt, hops, sugar and water and fermenting to 8% give you malt liqour?

Hi everyone! I have been looking around for the simplest malt liqour recipe I could find but all of them seem to be rather extensive... Can any of you point me to a recipe? I just want it simple. OE-style. I already saw another thread about malt liqour on here, it had a recipe with: Is it...