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I did the Apple juice starter and you said pitch at high krausen, how do I know when it is high?

Well I got another vile of WLP715 champagne yeast to make a starter. What should I do?

How do I so a starter?

Lon just emailed me and said if he were me he would take half gallon out and delute it with a half gallon of water throw in some yeast and let it go for a couple days and throw that in Does that sound better then the apple juice one?

In his post, when he says he dumps half of.the starter in and.then refills.the starter with more sp. Does he mean the same stuff I just dumped the starter into. So if I dump half my starter into my 6 1/2 gallons of must. Then I swirl around and then take enough out to refill the starter again...

I am.taking your advice. I really appreciate it. I am getting married this august and really hoped on getting some of this at my wedding. Again thankyou for your advice.

But i should wait a week right?

So I should leave it for a week and see. I talked to lon and he said.champagne yeast is pretty hardy but I'm just really anxious about this. If I end up doing another yeast starter does it need.to be the same yeast?

So I have been in touch with lon who has the skeeter pee website and asking him questions. But he doesnt always get back to me right away so I thought I would try here. I made a 6 1/2 back of pee. It's been about 3 days now since I have put in my yeast. Champagne wet yeast WLP715. I asked the...

So I have been in touch with lon who has the skeeter pee website and asking him questions. But he doesnt always get back to me right away so I thought I would try here. I made a 6 1/2 back of pee. It's been about 3 days now since I have put in my yeast. Champagne wet yeast WLP715. I asked the...

Got my first batch of sp going and wanted to ask dome questions to those that kitty have experience with it. I don't make wine or haven't yet, but I am trying this because so many say its great. I used champagne yeast WLP715. And just pitched it yesterday, lons website said to whip it up if the...

Looking for a recipe and directions for mikes hard lemonade. Couldn't really find a good straight answer.

Anyone know a good raspberry beer recipe? Or any type of fruity recipe. I'm trying to make a batch for my wife, something she will drink. She hates beer but loves like mikes hard or Smirnoff . Fruity stuff like that. Any help would be awesome

I use priming sugar. Not sure if you get it from the store but from your LHBS. It's just sugar but very fine. So it disolves a lot better.

Bottle then let warm? Or cold crash then let warm to room temp then bottle. I was told to do it that way. Does it matter if I bottle it cold?

I have a reusable coffee filter I bought for straining to secondary and to the bottling bucket. Seems to work out pretty well but I have yet to try cold crashing. I would cold crash then strain. Your really never gunna get away from the sediment at the bottom. You can probably get it down to...

Haven't tried it myself yet but they said tangerine essence . You can probably get it at any grocery store.

You think not as much or a little more?

Sweet that sounds good. Have you done one before ?

I contacted lost coast brewery in hopes of some kind of lead one the tangerine ale. He told me that they start with a traditional American wheat beer fermented with american ale yeast . Then post fermentation add the tangerine essence. But was not able to tell me how much. Any ideas I would like...