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Thanks everyone. This is exactly what I needed to hear, including the contradictory info! It ALL helps. Bob

All, I am going to begin brewing a saison this weekend. Really excited about this one, but had a question regarding ingredients.... I bought some coriander seed and plan on using some orange peel as well. Do I need to crush the coriander seed? Do I need to grate the orange peel or stick the...

Hoffmeister, Thanks for your suggestions. I did prime as I was looking for something quite dry. I also added a can of concentrate prior to racking to bottles, and that seemed to help bring back a little fruit flavor. I had a party on Saturday, and low and behold, the 2.5 cases of cider were the...

You are indeed in a good area...the best thing to do is come into town and go to either one of the Foodery locations (10th and Pine OR 2nd and Poplar.) A Massive selection of per bottle purchases awaits you. http://www.fooderybeer.com/ Bob

Everyone, Thanks again for your suggestions. I racked to bottles a couple of weeks ago, and finally tried one today. Oh, just lovely. Still a bit young, but really nice none the less! Going to have to do this one again. Thanks, Bob

LOL! Yup, if it is anything like mine, it will not stop for a while. Sit back and relax. Bob

CiderRat, I just brewed (or am in the process of brewing) my first batch of cider. I've been fermenting in both the primary and secondary at 65f. Bubbled like a son of a gun in primary and is still burping in secondary. I don't know about your yeast as I used a champagne yeast, but sounds ok...

Well, I guess it's time to get some stoppers and get to work! Thanks for the comments everyone. Bob

Thanks everyone for the advice. One of my motivations for moving to the secondary is to make room in the primary for my next project, an english bitter. Well, I think I will make the move, then leave it be for a while in the secondary. Thanks again, Bob

Hi everyone, We have a Whole Foods Market near by and I usually get my milk from the store in 64oz glass bottles. Has anyone ever tried racking beer or cider in these? The opening is just the right size for a standard rubber bung. I was also thinking they might be good for some test batch...

Hi Everyone, I have already posted a couple times in other sub-directories, but thought it would be fun to at least introduce myself. My brother introduced me to the world of home brewing recently, and even lit the fuse by getting me a kit for Christmas. So, I just racked 5 gal of English...

Hi everyone, I will be moving the cider from Primary to Secondary this weekend. It's a four gallon batch made from store bought apple juice, champagne yeast, and one pound of sugar. I will be hitting one of the wonders of Philadelphia on Thursday, the Italian Market, and wondered if anyone...

Thanks Gents. Rockford, this is going to be used as a neck label, and the less patterning, the more likely it will print. I tried a couple with some nice detail and they came muddy out of the printer. Surprisingly, the jade still showed through. I'll be doing something different for the body...

Hello all, My brother is both the one who got me into brewing beer and the one who came up with this idea. We are both bald and a bit bitter. This will be the neck label for any new beers we produce. Had some fun modeling a horseshoe in the computer, then added a nice jade shader to the...

Everyone, Thanks again for the help. Just siphoned from the primary to a secondary (carboy.) Gravity was RIGHT ON the money at 1.012. Smells FANTASTIC. Oh, I cannot wait. Now I am looking at an empty primary and plotting my next move! Bob

Thanks gents for the votes of confidence and suggestions. Do you think I need all 10grams of yeast (two packets?) Bob

Everyone, Once again, this is such a great forum. I have just bottled my first homebrew (classic english pale ale) and find myself with an empty carboy and an itchy brewing finger. I thought I would give cider a try. I do have some questions.... I have the following ingredients: 4gl Farm...

GaryA, I used a Brewer's Best Kit...the Classic English Pale Ale. It was a dry yeast, but I do not know what the actual name was. My buddy actually has the notebook I used to write everything down. Well, I will continue the wait. Thanks again, Bob

Thanks guys, I appreciate the encouragement. I'll wait and see. Bob

Everyone, First off, FANTASTIC forum. I have learned so much just from reading the various threads. None the less I have a question for the brain trust which requires some explanation: I just brewed my first 5gal of beer (English Pale Ale) yesterday evening. I put everything into the...