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The recipe below has been fermenting for 6 weeks now...a few days ago I used Meta and Sorbate to stop the yeast and also added some isinglass to help with the clarity. Prior to the additions I pulled the sample for my FG reading...then poured it into a glass with some sugar for the wife. It...

Been brewing beer for sometime...and have recently gotten into wine making. Yesterday I started a 6 gallon batch of blackberry wine (from Juice). I added 3 lbs of corn sugar. My homebrew store suggested I use the Lalvin QA23 yeast. I got everything together...rehydrated the yeast and pitched...

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Just finished up this brew and my OG came out at 1.046....the target is 1.040. I am right at 5 gallons on the nose... I generally always hit my target dead on. Anyone else have this issue with this extract kit? I did do the late malt extract as many others do to keep it the lighter color as...

During the summer months my weekends are filled with camping. My thought is this winter I will brewing like crazy to keep my cooler stocked at the camper all summer. My question is...if I keep my beer in a cool basement out of the light...will they still be good to drink up to August of next...

I recently brewed up a unique brew. I started with the Nukey Brown Ale Kit from Northern Brewer....but added a couple little twists. 1. I roasted a half pound of raw pecans multiple times for short durations to remove as much of the oils as possible. After I felt I had as much oil removed...

So I am interested in recreating the new porter that Sam Adams has out now..(its only available in the spring mixed 12 pack...and only gives you one). It is called Maple Pecan Porter... I am very interested in trying to clone this brew...love the maple and pecan flavor that blends and melds...

Just popped my first brew....though it still needs some time to finish carbing and flavor meld...it is damned tasty! The head was a result of an aggressive pour...and it did hang for a bit. The end result was some nice lacing...so I must have done something right!:mug:

Okay...bought a Sam Adams spring pack...and they had one of these beauties in there. Of course they do not offer it in 6 or 12 packs....anybody else try this yet? Would love to be able to create this brew at home!!

What an interesting day this has been....plans to start this day. 1. Brew up 6 gallons of Hard Apple Cider 2. Brew up 5 gallons of Irish Red. Got everything good to pour in my cider...had 4 gallons in and I heard a loud pop...next thing I know...the kitchen floor is flooded with 4...

Wanted to share with everyone...surely we all have an empty Carboy we could put to use with a deal like this....1 gallon jugs.:mug::tank::ban:

I know with Aluminum we need to be sure to season them good by boiling a few pots of water....but will this pot fit the needs for an extract brewer? 30 bucks seems like a great deal...

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Started out at 1.056 OG....three weeks primary...locked in at 1.020 FG which gave me a 4.73 ABV. Tasted the hydro sample....kinda green, but not bad. Now for the wait...from what I understand the longer this stuff sits...the better it gets. Will sample 1 bottle a week, but from what I have...

Pretty stoked that pulling the cultures from the bottom of the Carboy is so easy for my Cider. Looking forward to having these in my fridge to save some coin on future batches!!

I was under the impression being 12 days into this cider that it would be close to being done fermenting....I am still getting good fermentation with bubbles every 5 to 6 seconds in the airlock. Its been a steady 68 degrees the whole time. Was hoping to bottle this weekend...does not look like...

Has anyone on here tried this kit from NB? Was wanting to get some feedback from the brotherhood of brewers before pulling the trigger on this one.

I searched the forums and was unable to find if these bottles will work with the standard red handle capper. The top looks identical to me to the New Castle bottles...and I have found the New Castles are good to use. Have any of you used the Negra Modelo bottles with the standard capper? If...

I was looking at this....and I wonder if it would prevent bottle bombs in the cider? I figure it would not work for me as I am planning to back sweeten...and the existing yeast could still produce the bombs. This is a new product that NB is now selling.

I know we try to avoid them for our beer because of the possible off flavors....just wondering if we should have the same fears when we carbonate...then pasteurize our Ciders? Thanks in advance...