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Hi. I've made the coopers Canadian blonde kit with great success until my last 3 batches. They have kinda like a cardboard - medicinal taste and looked cloudy. Is it oxidized? How can that be? I never opened the airlock for testing since I've been making this kit the same. I just ferment in...

Scrapakeezer 2 tap keg system with 2 kegs & 5lb bottle----359 freezer(1yr old from kijiji)----------------------140 foam insulation------------------------------------8 foam seal------------------------------------------9 casters---------------------------------------------8...

My wife gave me **** for having so many bottles all over the place. She told me to get my kegging system. woooohooo!! :rockin: So today I ordered this: http://www.ontariobeerkegs.com/Dual_Cobra_Tap_Complete_Kit_with_Cornelius_Kegs_p/dual-cobra-complete-kit.htm I hope its okay for a...

Hi. I was wondering if I could do both in this fridge? I figure I could fit two kegs in the back along with the co2 tank and fit 2 5 gallon carboys in the front. Stupid question but is this setup possible for having the same temperature or am I going to need the kegs to be colder? Anyone...

Hi. I made a 5 gallon batch with 10lbs honey, 1 tsp of energizer, 3 tsp of nutrient and ec-1118 yeast. It had been fermenting for 8 days(yesterday). I guess I was reading last night about mead and realized that I wasn't aerating my mead each day. Just once when I started. So I opened the lid...

I've tried researching this but couldn't find any answers regarding cider. I'm making two 5 gallon batches in my basement. There are fluorescent lights with the closest one being 4 feet away from my carboys. The lights are only on maybe 4 hours a day most. Will these light affect the taste of my...

So I started my second 5 gallon batch of cider. This time I used Nottingham yeast. It's been 16 hours and no activity. The lowest temp I can get is 70f as I don't have a fridge. Should I repitch Lalvin ec-1118, which worked on my first cider? Or will this yeast eventually get going?

Hi All & Merry Christmas! I'm making my first 5 gallon batch of hard cider. I used Sunrype apple juice, 2 lbs of dextrose & 1 lb brown sugar. I used Lalvin Ec-1118. My SG was 1.080 and today (12 days later) I noticed the airlock bubble about every 3 minutes. So I took a reading and it was...