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I'm fermenting my first cider right now (apple juice, blueberry/pomegranate juice, and honey). Primary fermentation started exactly 3 weeks ago, and my OG was 1.080. I tested today for the first time, and the SG is 1.005. I'm still getting a bubble in the airlock about every 12 seconds, but I...

I have Type 2 diabetes, and although beer (and some liquor) does not affect my blood sugar too badly, I tend to stay away from hard ciders and other "sugary" drinks. Of course, I'm brewing a hard cider of my own right now, haha. But my question is - even though I'm basically fermenting a...

So, it's been a week since I bottled...so of course I HAD to open one - you know, to make sure carbonation was occurring properly. Popped the top and got a hiss...good sign - poured into glass and got a good head...better sign - took a sip, and OH MAN - it's beer! Tastes like beer, feels like...

I just bottled my first brew on Wednesday. It almost killed me to leave it for 3 weeks in the fermenter, but I did it. So of course I'm now starting my next brew: a blueberry/pomegranate cyser pitched on the yeast cake from the beer. And it has to sit for SIX weeks. And I can't possibly...

Hi all! I just bottled my first batch of beer last night, so of course I'm itching to start something else right away while I wait for it to carbonate. I've seen other similar threads about this subject on here, but I'd just like a little feedback on what I propose to do so I don't have any...

Just got an email for today's Groupon, which is for the website Beer and Wine Hobby. There are two choices of deal: $19.99 for $40 toward beer- and wine-making kits and ingredients, or $29.99 for $60 toward beer- and wine-making kits and ingredients. Prices seem to be reasonable, so I think...

This is my first batch, an Irish Stout extract kit from Brewer's Best. My OG was a touch higher than recommended (1.055, their suggested top limit was 1.050). After six days I tested and the SG was 1.022. After six more days I tested again (last night), and the SG had only gone down to 1.020...

My first batch (Irish Stout) is about a week away from bottling, so of course I'm planning my next batch. Mostly from information I've read on this forum, I'd like to make a hard cider by pitching onto my already existing yeast cake. My plan is to get as much liquid out of the fermenter as...

First time brewer here. Six days. Six long days of resisting the urge to check, to panic, to second guess. Everything went according to plan, fermentation started in 24 hours, steady bubbles for about 3 days, then quiet. I could see the ring of krausen by shining a flashlight from above the...

I'm new here (big surprise) and was wondering about the apparent lack of women on this site. I can't possibly be the only one. Are they here and just quiet? Is it because stereotypically, women don't like good beer? I have to say - once I started drinking "real" beer, I can't touch anything...

Hello everyone! So, years ago I spent all my Christmas gift money buying all kinds of fancy-schmancy wine-making equipment. All my attempts were a bust, because we keep a cool house and apparently all the wines I tried to make were finicky enough to refuse to start fermenting. So I had a...