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Hard core...I will have to try that.

One other suggestion... Join a homebrew club! Why not meet some other locals who brew beer, bring your friends that brew along and eat pizza, drink each others homebrew, and learn from each other. This is one of my favorite aspects of this hobby. For a listing of homebrew clubs in your...

This really is the best hobby, welcome to the boards. :mug:

Actually, the real question is: Why did you switch your avatar from eye-candy to eye-vomit? I know, I know... :off: Cheers. BrewStef

I just double checked on that. No, they did not include the 05.05.05 VE, just their Anniversary ales.

As you know, Stone Brewing Co. provides homebrew recipes for their Vertical Epic Ales and Anniversary Ales. As an extract brewer, I am still trying to get a handle on converting recipes from all grain to extract. Any help you could provide converting this to an 5 Gallon extract / steeping...

I agree that it was NOT necessary to cork these...I guess I wanted to make it pretty for gifts, but this quality wine would do fine in a carton let alone a beer bottle. I am looking forward to trying that Stags Leap wine. Cheers! BrewStef BTW - This wine did not push any of the...

HB99, Do you have an outstanding extract w/ steep grain Hefeweizen recipe? I LOVE that style - in particular the non-export Ayinger hefe. I used a kit recipe once which turned out pretty good (actually got a ribbon in our county fair), but it seemed to be missing something (plus it was way...

Hey there Walker, Your original posting on this thread got me interested and motivated to get one of these kits to try making wine. I purchased the Winexpert "Island Mist" kit, which is their session-drinking wine - low alcohol and sweet. The exact kit was their "Wildberry Shiraz" which...

I have one of these for my erly flask as an airlock for my starters. It creates a seal as the integrated silicone "top" is touching a silicone "base". Silicone touching silicone provides a fairly good seal but still let out escaping CO2. Personally, it would make me nervous to use this for...

Awesome news, thanks!

When brewing outside do we have to worry about the beer becoming light struck and skunky? If not, at what point do we have to be concerned about sunlight and beer? Cheers! BrewStef

Sounds great! I look forward to hearing how it turns out. Mmmm...pom mead.... I am really interested in knowing how the pom flavor comes through with that recipe. But we will probably have to wait a while to find out! Cheers to your efforts! :mug: BrewStef

Nice label! Someday I hope to get the skills needed to produce something more than masking tape and marker. Good work. :fro: BrewStef

I know that I am replying to an old post but I felt this article was worth referencing regarding corking. I am in the same boat - bottling a winexpert kit this weekend. http://www.leeners.com/winemaking04.html Cheers, Brewstef

Don't sweat the cloudiness....that will clear in time. With the amount of honey you had it seems you would have a fair bit of residual sweetness, but perhaps it was the yeast you used? I have never used Lavlin D47, but that is a dry wine yeast that will tolerate up to 14% alcohol...so it...

I believe Beersmith can convert FG refractometer readings as part of their "refractometer toolkit". Download the demo at: http://www.beersmith.com/index.htm

Very sage advice. This is one reason I am also converting to BetterBottles. I do have some concerns about longer term aging though (for meads in particular.) For those not in-the-know, where can you get milk crates? I have asked around and just get vacant stares from store owners. >:-(

Rack when you are down to one blip every 30 seconds or so.

Sounds awesome. Isn't that exactly the reason why we have this hobby? I love it when a good recipe comes together! The satisfaction of making something special is why I love brewing... Cheers :mug: BrewStef