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This is my second batch of wine. The first one turned out great. I have another kit, a Syrah, this one has the grape skins. I started it in the fermenter on Jan. 1st. Fermentation took quite a long time to start, to the point I was just getting ready to get some more yeast as I feared it was...

OK, first batch of wine ever. I'm a beer brewer and thought I would give it a try. I bought a new 7.5 gallon fermentor for the fermentation, but my glass carboy is only 5 gallons. Not wanting to buy another piece of equipment I racked it into my 6.5 gallon beer bucket (direction called for 6...

I just finished building my outdoor kitchen and was wondering what to do when temperature drops to below freezing this winter. I am in TN and it can be below freezing for several days to a week, but for the most part it drops to below freezing at night and warms up during the day. I have read...

I am new to all of this and was wondering if anyone had a suggestion for kit to brew for summer. I know most in this section don't use kits, but I have only brewed a couple kits and am still trying to find my legs before I venture out on my own. I am a hophead and can't quite understand why...

I am new to all of this, but I just finished a Brewers Best kit of India Pale Ale and it turned out beyond my wildest expectations. I also introduced it to some friends to a rousing ovation. I fear I have nowhere to go but down. My second batch is in my secondary now after fermenting...

This is such a great forum, and I am sure many of you are sick of answering these NOOB questions over and over again. Anyway, I have tried to read as much as I could but I am still confused. I have an IPA that started in my primary 2 weeks ago. It fermented fairly quickly as the temps...