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Here's a quick update: Simple Mead (Honey, water and yeast only) has been at 1.00 for a few days now and airlock has stopped bubbling. Final ABV: 6.69% Racked it, it's a little cloudy but see-through, i'm going to let it sit and clear for a while. The smell is not what I was expecting, it's...

It's been a month since I started 5 gallons in my starting bucket. I siphoned it into my glass carboy today and it's the first time I've had a chance to see how clear it is. It isn't clear at all, it looks like soda. The starting gravity was 1.098 and it's 1.038 right now with EC-1118 yeast and...

Yeah I used bread yeast for the JAOM, but still thought it required a long aging time. It would be great to drink it that soon! 17% alcohol though seemed a bit high, which is why I wanted to try a weaker one also, i'm looking to have a nice drinking one that won't get me wasted after 1 glass.

I started a batch of JAOM following its exact recipe just over 2 weeks ago, and decided to use the rest of the honey I had and start another batch with a lower alcohol percent and using only honey. Here's basically how I did it: 1) Sanitize absolutely everything 2) Mix warm water with honey...

Yeah, bread yeast was used and i'm starting to regret it. If I do it again, what yeast is generally recommended? I have Montrachet and EC1118 on hand, I think is their names

I started a simple sugar, water and yeast brew about 3 weeks ago, and it had stopped fermenting and cleared so clear it looked like water, so I bottled them and drank a 750 yesterday. I got a really bad burning sort of sensation in my chest. I don't know if it's necessarily heartburn, but it was...

I have a 1 gallon batch that I started not too long ago, but i'm curious how to siphon it out when the time comes. Since there is so much stuff in it that isn't liquid (a whole orange, several raisins, etc.), do I just siphon it like I would anything else?

I followed a welch's 100% grape juice frozen concentrate guide on here that was for 1 gallon, but multiplied everything by 5. I added 1/4 tsp of potassium metabisulfite to about 6 gallons of the must. How long should I wait before pitching the yeast to it? And when should I start preparing the...

I went to a local brew shop and bought a their wine kit. It came with a 7 gallon bucket primary and a 5 gallon glass carboy. I spent more than I probably should have for someone who's so new to this all (around $90) but I think i'll enjoy this as a hobby. I've read thousands of posts on here...

Here's a couple more questions.. If I buy a 5 gallon carboy, will I need 2? Once the primary fermentation is done in the first and I siphon it out. How do you stir the everything in the beginning, when it's in the primary 5 gallon? It's easy to pick up and shake a 1 gallon plastic jug, but...

Hi, Just to start off, i'm 22 and recently got interested in home-brewing after my grandpa gave me some wine he made. He has a large plastic bucket and made orange wine from his orange tree. I've never liked wine in my life and would rather drink a beer, but his was so good that I could drink it...

You know what, I didn't even realize I posted in the wrong section. If a mod can delete this, i'm going to re-post in the wine forum. Thanks

Hi, Just to start off, i'm 22 and recently got interested in home-brewing after my grandpa gave me some wine he made. He has a large plastic bucket and made orange wine from his orange tree. I've never liked wine in my life and would rather drink a beer, but his was so good that I could drink it...