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Well, that makes it simpler, eh. I prefer beer. But this could be a good opportunity to try some something different. I might even have enough cherries to use them in the secondary of a cider and a beer.

Perfect sense! Thanks!

Thanks for all that info. Awesome! I've been picking cherries for a few days now. Looks Like I'll have close to 5 lbs. I've even put some in a starter to see if I can harvest some wild yeast. Anyway, if I'm understanding you, looks like I might have plenty to try the liqueur and cider and maybe...

I've posted this to the general brewing forum, but also think its appropriate here... I have sweet cherry trees. They are ripening now and I need to decide what to do with them. I also have crab apple trees that produce a tart fruit, but not to the point of being unpalatable. I really want to...

Not sure which forum to post this to, but I figure most of the people with good advice probably brew all of the above. I have sweet cherry trees. They are ripening now and I need to decide what to do with them. I also have crab apple trees that produce a tart fruit, but not to the point of...

That's actually part of it. I really want to know whether, if I put the hops in a bag during the boil, they should also go with the wart into the fermenter. But, the reason I use the bags in the first place is I am trying to figure out steps I can take to reduce sediment. I'm alright with some...

Trying to decide whether to put hop additions in a cloth. I'm hoping to cut back on trub, as I don't rack to a secondary and am ending up with a lot of sediment when bottling. If I use a bag, should the bag go with the wort into the primary? Are there cons to using a bag in the first place...

Yes I am interested in how to make calibration solutions. Just curious though: the reason for the offset not being constant, is that because an hydrometer functions by the displacement of volume, so the heavier the liquid, the measurement changes geometrically? Not sure if I'm making sense, but...

Do you mean for different specific gravities the readings could be more skewed? Am I understanding correctly? If so, that might account for why the extract kit I brewed came in at 1.070 when it was supposed to be 1.050. And that was taken when the wort was at 80 F. Really would like to get a...

I just bought a new hydrometer, because I realized my last one was giving me false readings (I tested it in water and realized it was off). The one I just bought to replace it is also off. In tap water at 60 degrees it reads 1.006. I live in a city where, although our water is from wells, it is...

Yes. This sounds like the best advice. I'm running low on beer and was hoping this would be ready before I had to risk a trip to the beer store.

I harvested it from a bottle. The label said the brewer harvested the yeast from a piece of 17th century furniture from France. I've used it before. It makes for a tart/farmhouse character. I did use a starter and it started fermenting within a day. I will say, when harvesting it and building...

I can live with a bit of trub. At this point, I'm not looking for best beer, just good enough beer :) I am curious though, why it is still showing signs of activity. I'm not used to seeing bubbles in the air lock going into my 3rd week? Are some yeasts just slower at getting the job done?

For obvious reasons, I'm hoping to have this beer ready to drink sooner rather than later. I brewed 5 gallons from extract. 6.30 lbs pilsen and 1 lb candy sugar. The yeast I used is something I harvested from a bottle of beer I liked a lot. I've kept the temperature at 80 degrees (I like...

Not sure if its something that's done, but would a 2nd pitch after a few days in the primary help, hurt, or have no effect?

I still have a bit of research on kveik. From what I read so far, commercial labs have yeasts that they label as kveik, and some argue they are not true kveik. I found a link a kveik registry, but haven't had time to figure out the ins an outs of obtaining kveik. But, its a fascinating subject...

I've never made a cider yet. But these crab apples I have are actually pretty tasty. Maybe this is the year I learn to make cider. Regarding the attenuation. Would that mostly be a concern for what ABV is achieved? I don't like to brew imperials, but I do like to hit 6-7 ABV. Would coming up...

I saw this video where these fellas fermented a beer with a log. So, I'm a total yeast guy when it comes to brewing and I check it out. That seemed interesting enough, but looking around on the interweb I came across information on wild yeast on certain fruits and then I came across kveik and...

Whew... what a brew workout. I ended up making a priming solution for each batch, since I didn't care much for the idea of leaving a batch for 5 gallons sitting around while I bottled each batch. There was a transition of cleaning and sanitizing the bottling bucket and auto siphon between each...

Well... I've looked at three calculators. NB andMore Beer both recommend 2.9. For that volume, NB, Brewers Friend and More Beer all give different amounts of priming sugar for the same variables. They are only off by about .10 oz for a 3 gallon batch. I think I'll make 3 batches and weigh the...