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So here is a summer mead for 2014! One gallon scratch batch! 3 lbs clover honey 1 oz citra hops 2 limes quartered 1 lime squeezed juices reserved 1 lemon squeezed juices reserved 1 lb flaked wheat 1 cup Zante currants 1 tsp yeast nutrient 1/2 tsp energizer Steep flaked...

5.5 gallon batch! 2.5 gallon boil. NB Munich LME 6 lbs ( late addition @15 min ) 1 lb sparkling amber DME (60 min boil ) 1lb melanoidin malt ( steeped at 170-180 35 min ) 8oz Belgian aromatic malt ( steeped at 170-180 35 min ) Nugget FWH Pacific Gem .5 oz at 30 min, simcoe 1oz at 20 min...

Made cleaning solution of b brite last night in my 6.5 gallon glass carboy and forgot about, will this cause any problems?

So I took a Northern Brewer American wheat kit, had a talk about the kit with George Hummel and took his advice got a pound of melanoidin malt and added some saaz and caravienne I had in the freezer came up with something I hope turns out great. 6 lb wheat extract NB. Divided. 3 lb @60 min, 3lb...

What i'come up with is an extract with specialty grains. 5 gallon: 6 lb wheat extract 1 lb crushed chocolate malt .5 lb crushed carapils 1 lb dark brown sugar 1 ounce saaz 60 min 1 ounce perle 30 .5 ounce saaz 15 .5 ounce zeus 5 min 1/2 gallon of water cold brewed with coffee for 24 hours...

3 gallon. Primary: Nottingham yeast 3 tsp ( reconstituted in 1/4 apple juice and 1/8 cup of darjeeling tea). 2 1/2 tsp nutrient. 1 tsp energizer. 1 lb Dark Muscovado sugar. 1 1/2 cups steeped Darjeeling tea. 2 1/2 gallons of BJ's earth pride organic AJ (minus 1 pint glass from the 2 1/2...

Started a need mead today wanted to share and get some feedback. 3/4 inch of cinnamon stick 1 whole clove Apple juice 1/2 tsp energizer 1 tsp nutrient Dash ground mace 3 lbs clover honey 1 tsp red star Montrachet yeast 1/4 cup dark brown sugar 2 sm blood oranges ( cut up ) 1/8 cup...

I have some pear concentrate 32oz. Takes one gallon of water to reconstitute so instead should I use 3/4 gallons of apple cider? 32 ounces pear concentrate 3/4 gallon apple cider D47(yeast) 1/2 cup dark brown sugar 1clove Nutrient (1 tsp) Energizer (1/2 tsp) Would like this to be off dry. Any...

I have a northern brewers wheat kit and was thinking I have some chocolate malt 1 lb. How much? Don't do? Do? Would it mess with flavor in a negative way? Before I add or don't, im curious what others might think.

Thank you Wyeast 3068!

Just tasted a 1 gallon cider that is 9 days along fg .999. Used lalvin rc 212. There is no hint of alcohol and it tastes flat and blah. Racked to secondary added 1 cup of concord grape juice. Anyone think this will improve or should it go down the drain? Its my first cider so i wont be bummed if...

Today im starting a new cider. I plan on doing a 3 gallon batch. 2 1/2 gallons of cider ( 3 different sources ) 32 ounces of cherry juice Trader Joe's brand 1 cup of morello cherries with syrup Wyeast 3068 Plus 2 tblspoons nutrient Going to keep fermenting temp @ 68 (hopefully) could be...

Thinking about a grapefruit mead made from grapefruit juice and honey with an orange sliced up. Any suggestions on adding anything else like raisins currants or leaving them out and what would be the best yeast for something like this.

Started cider on Monday morning it was going strong and now fermentation has slowed to about 3 bubbles a minute. Its only 4 days along. Should I repitch or rack in a day or 2 into a new carboy? I used lalvin 212 started @70 Degrees now its at 68.

Hello to all. New to brewing but not new to brews. Just moved to the Philly area from Tampa. Been wanting to make wine and have read many a book about it for years, now I finally have my first mead and cider working. Brewing beer is next and some fruit and grape wines. This seems like a great...

I seem to have some condensation in my airlock on the carboy side. It is bubbling away like crazy but I didn't know if this is normal.

Has anyone tried adding orange juice or grapefruit juice to their primary? What would happen say if you did 2 1/2 gallons of cider and half a gallon of citrus juice? :mug:

Added currants to my primary, things are smelling good and bubbling away nicely. All the currants are floating on the top so should I stir them to move them around or just leave them alone?

Not sure if I can add the dried currants and pitch or if it would be safer to add campden first.

Went to fresh market bought a gallon of unfiltered apple juice in glass jug, only says pasteurized on label, is it safe to use for hard cider?