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Hey guys, I was looking for a very basic "hard" cider recipe. From what I read it just seems to be 5 gallons of pastorized apple juice (with no perservatives) and champagne yeast. Does this sound correct? Please enlighten me!

Ahh this sucks! I am a new brewer, and about 4 weeks ago I ordered my ingredients from these guys, and it took a little longer than expected to get in.... not too big of a deal I guess. Well last week I ordered a thermostat for my old refrigerator. I waited anxiously for a week and it came in...

Well I sure did learn a lot from this post!! I personally feel this should be moved to sticky. I know if you use the search button you can find a lot of posts concerning cleaning and sanitizing bottles, but if this were sticky, it would help a lot of new people. There really isn't much more to...

I just started brewing but I got lucky; My finance wanted a new refrigerator, so that left me with my old one. I just ordered a thermostat for $50, and it should be there when I get home! Therefore I shouldn't be running into any fermenting temperature problems from now on. I've had my air...

I love the label!! Completely original and looks great!! Did you design that yourself?

Well I did my first batch 2 weeks ago and used distilled water. I then heard from some people that distilled isn't always the best to use because it lacks certain minerals that natural water has. I think next time I'm going with Spring water from Wal Mart. Edit: Welcome to the community by...

Might as well save up and buy one. I just purchased a thermostat for my refrigerator, so I will have to wait a little while for a immersion chiller. Thanks though for all the information!

How much does it cost for 25' of 3/8'' copper pipe? Between the pipe, connections and hoses (just like those sold on the websites), would it be more cost effective to bend your own pipes? I'm interested in perhaps bending my own immersion chiller, not only for cost effeciency, but just to do it...

By the way, I am not bidding on this for the one who mentioned it above. Go for it!

I just saw this on ebay. Has anyone ever tried a stainless steel wort chiller? I would think copper would still be a bit better. Thoughts?

Thanks. Does Idophor stain the plastic fermenter? Also, can it be used to sanitize bottles, and if so, how do you go about doing it?

Hey guys, what's up? Well I'm only 1 1/2 week from bottling my first brew. So far I have 24 bottles. Still need 24, but I should be able to fix that by bottling day :P My first question is concerning sanitizing the bottles. So far I've soaked them in soap and rinsed and scrubbed them with the...

Thanks, can't wait!! Can a thermostat get the refrigerator portion (not freezer) to hit 30 degrees F? Or would I need a freezer for that? I have an older (probably 79-85) General Electric fridge. But don't let the age fool you, it's in mint condition and that sucker can stabilize itself within 1...

Hey well, I get paid tomorrow and SWMBO said it was okay for me to get a thermostat for a spare refrigerator. I guess she's tired of our place being 65 degrees, and only keeping the fermenter 72. Also it's warming up here in Louisiana, and my electric bill will already be brutual for keeping it...

Although I've never left mine in the carboy, I would imagine it would be hard to get a reading as well. It seems it would be rather difficult considering: how small the lines are, how far away it could be if it were in the middle and looking through curved glass. Also as the poster above...

Hey guys, last weekend I did my first brew. It was a Big River Brown Ale. Unfortunately, Midwest did not supply me with an OG. I started off and boiled 2.5 gallons of water and put it in the primary. Then I boiled 2.5 gallons of wort and combined them. Apparent Original Gravity The...

Thanks a lot!!

What is a good range for fermenting cider? I brewed my first batch of beer Saturday, and since then I am interested in brewing cider and a mead. I'm having a little trouble finding this information. Thanks!

I guess it makes sense, since the yeast would metabolize most of the sugars in honey which produce it's unique taste. Is this correct?

Yeah I do need to try it first. I acquire different tastes pretty quickly though, and I'm sure I'll enjoy it. Especially if it fermented 4 months - 1 year!! But there is an Albertsons grocery store near where I work with it's own side liquor store. Largest selection of liquor/beer I've ever...