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I've been bottle conditioning for years, and recently started kegging my homebrew. Today, I kegged my second batch. I left the CO2 bottle in the refrigerator after my first batch. When I opened the regulator to let gas into the corny keg, it registered 2-3 pounds and then started buzzing...

I age spirits and wine in a small 3 Liter barrel. The most recent batch I aged had mold in it when I transferred it from the barrel. Is it safe, or do I need to pour it down the drain? What about the barrel? Do I need to discard it?

I'm more of a winemaker than brewer, but I love chocolate stouts. They're not very common in stores near me, so I make my own. I've got eight carboys going with zinfandel, merlot, concord, several different meads, and a chocolate stout. I racked my chocolate stout the first time after primary...

Can anyone in the community recommend a good place to get grapes or juice for home winemaking? I am considering planting a vineyard in my yard, but until I do that and it actually bears fruit, I am looking for a place to get grapes. Anybody know of a vineyard in the Texas Hill Country that...

First time making mead, though I've made fruit wine a number of times. I used the very simple recipe on EC Kraus's web site. I did not use campden tablets as directed because I dissolved the honey in almost boiling water and sterilized all equipment in Star-San. I misread the recipe and used...