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more irritated by my brain fart than by your reply;) , my wife wanted somthing fruity, naturally any request of hers creates massive headaches for me. I'm assuming when the product tastes sweet before bottling, (without the addition of a nonfermentable) and primer is added, trouble is brewing...

I'm in the process of finishing the following: 6.6 lbs muntons amber liq. estract 2 lbs briess 2 row pale ale malt 1lb briess 80L crystal malt 1/2 lb muntons chocolate malt 1/2 lb muntons roasted non-malted black barley 1 lb flaked oats 2 oz fuggles 8 oz by volume 4 oz by weight cocoa...

It works fantastic as a priming agent, so i do really KNOW how well it works. if you read the post again it was the inadvertant adding of additional priming sugar that i had a question about. Additionally, i've been told to use flavors at priming if you want a more effervesent(sp.) effect in...

I'm an idiot, I wasn't thinking. I bottled 5.5 gallons of brew that i split in two batches. The first, with 2.5 gallons, i bottled with 2.5 OZ of priming sugar (half the sugar for half the batch) the other 3 gallons i bottled with 32 oz of pure unsweetened black cherry juice that i boiled down...

Can anyone explain to me how a racking cane works? I've always siphoned from one container to the next using either water to start the suction or, at times when frustrated, my mouth. Can the racking cane help me in any way?

thanks guys, it seems to have settled down now, talk about a batch of brew with an attitude problem

not if the blow off tube gets clogged

I have a 6.5g bucket and a recipe for 5 gal. I decided to add some extra malt to bring it to 6 gallons (mistake) Anyway, a day later it had foamed up enough to clog the air lock and blow the top. I cleaned the lid and airlock and replaced it, noticing that the foaming had dropped to about 4...

Let me know when its ready, I'll be more than happy to sample all and give my opinion once I come to from the alcohol induced cider coma. Any specifics on yeast, fermentation time etc.? I'm a little embarassed to even post considering i just started my first ever whopping 3gal batch. Smells...

This question brought me to this site. I started my first batch two days ago and there's almost no foam on the top, there are some bubbles, and it smells terrible. I made the mistake of sticking my nose in after i cracked the lid and I nearly fell over and soiled myself. My questions, is...