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I thought stirring the wine and exposing it to oxygen is bad? Also, I was told by a local homebrew store owner to heats to 180 for about an hour to avoid adding sulfites. In the past I'd wait for primary fermentation to finish, then I'd rack to secondary, and reach every few mo the up to a year...

I'm a beer brewer and have only attempted wine a small handful of times. Every time it turned into sparkling wine, and some corks even burst. I usually heat the must in order to kill off wild yeasts etc, and have never used camden tablets. Are those used to prevent carbonation?

Anyone? I know people make jam from them, but I'm curious if anyone has made wine and if it's any good? I'm not sure how many pounds I'd need for a 5 gallon batch. They are about the size of a blueberry. Apparently they are a nuisance, and very very invasive and part of conservation is using the...

Has anyone made a wine from these before? And are these them? I have a ton of this growing in my yard and area, just wondering if they are what I think they are and how to make use of them

Thanks everyone. I don't typically make stouts so this is fairly new territory for me

15 lbs maris otter 2 lbs crystal 80l 1lb flaked oats 12 oz chocolate malt 8 oz roasted barley 4 oz special b 60 min 1.5 oz northern brewer 20 min .5 oz golding, east Kent 5 min .5 golding, east kent 5 min .5 oz northern brewer Scottish ale yeast Shooting to mash at 150 for 1 hour and ferment...

It takes a lot of apples and time to press a decent sized batch. I have a small food processor and a small cider press. I don't have that time in one straight shot. So is it possible to freeze the fresh cider in batches over days or weeks till I have enough to ferment?

I'm not sure what variety apple I have but I made a cider with just that one and it came out very bland. I personally liked ciders I made with a blend of different varieties

So I have a tree full of apples, and want to get a couple other varieties to blend with mine since they are sweet but bland. I also have a baby and 2 year old so I don't have the time to take a full day crushing apples and pressing juice. I was thinking of pressing little bits at a time and...

Thank you! Makes sense

I guess I should clarify my question, or maybe I'm not understanding you :) what is the purpose in adding water at all? Why not just press the apples for the juice, add your sugar, acid blend, yeast etc and not add water?

Yooper, I see that most people crush up their apples and put the pulp in water. I have a small cider press. What would be the difference if I pressed the apples and fermented the juice? Is one way better than the other?

Has anyone had any experience making crab apple wine? My mother in laws tree is very full this year. I also have a very full regular apple tree. I know crab apples are very tart, so would it be best to blend the 2? I've seen some with just water and sugar. Wasn't sure if anyone has tried this...

He loves being able to drink the beer, so I think that should be allowed!

So I would like to do 2 10 gallon batches. Both IPAs but different recipes. I've made starters for s I ngle batches of beer, but never for two. Is it possible? If so how do I go about doing it. I know most don't typically do a starter with dry yeast because you can over pitch that way, so could...

Just thought I'd update on this. My beer came out great. A little maltier than expected but still good!

I kill every plant that I've ever tried to grow, including the most invasive like mint or green onion! But hops I can grow. I took tons of trimmings last year and just stuck them in a cup of plain tap water and placed them in my kitchen garden window. Every single one rooted. You just can't...

No I didn't bother. I forgot to sanitize the hydrometer and at that point I figured why bother? It is what it is, and by the way it's bubbling there is bound to be some alcohol.

Very true very true, but after 9 months of no beer or brewing I was really looking forward to a good beer that wasn't nonalcoholic! But it's bubbling away so I have high hopes

I didn't bother checking the gravity since this happened. I went ahead and brewed as planned and have my fingers crossed. Hopefully it's not a waste, I've been looking forward to this for weeks