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I think if you add more cider it will begin to ferment again. I also had a similar issue with a beer I brewed recently. Turned out to be nothing. The beer under the film tasted great and I've already drank it. I would say to package it in your gallon jugs and let it condition in there leaving...

With this info I feel comfortable moving forward on several styles of warm fermented lager. Thanks. I might do a pumpkin steam or something to be ready by Thanksgiving.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isnt 50* lager temp range? I wanted to know if I could ferment lager strains in the 60*-70* range and still have a drinkable beverage.

I have read that brewing steam beer involves pitching lager yeast and fermenting at ale temps. Can this be done using any/all lager yeast strains? Say I wanted to brew a "Steamtoberfest", or a Dos Equis clone following this regimen, can this be done and still have a decent end result? Anyone...

Are you drinking your beer from frosted mugs? If so, your beer can pick up flavors and aroma that are much like your freezer. My wife reported a "feet" taste from a beer that was tasted from a frosted glass.

Also be aware dried cones with absorb quite a bit of your wort. You can put them in a muslin bag and squeeze it out at the end of your boil.

A wine fridge is legit. Capacity is the only issue. I can fit only one 6.5 gallon carboy at a time in mine, but it keeps temperature pretty accurately.

Well I'm down to 1.020 today. Seems as though its working so far.....

The other day I purchased a bottle of Le Fin Du Monde, a Tripel style beer bottled on lees, which I enjoyed immensely . It just so happened I had brewed a Biere de garde and my wife had a hard cider going at the same time. The beer I brewed was innoculated with White Labs belgian golden ale. We...

Also, if you do bottle, use beer or champagne bottles because it is rather bubbly.

I have no idea about sg or abv. I simply didn't measure it. I am from the keep it simple camp. No pectic enzyme, yeast nutrient, or acid blend as cider has been made long before those things were available. I can tell you the alcohol content is apparent after a only a pint. You can't read a news...

5 gallons "Treetop" apple cider 5 cups packed light brown sugar 1 Wyeast British Ale II (1335) smackpack Bring .75 gallons of cider to just boiling on the stove. Dissolve brown sugar a cup at a time. Add sweetened cider to the rest in a sanitized carboy. No need to let cool. Must temp is...

I went to the grocery store and bought 5 gallons of Tree Top brand cider. They come in half gallon jugs. Its already pasteurized so no need for campden tablets. Take 1 1/2 jugs and bring to just boiling on the stove. Add 5 cups packed light brown sugar and dissolve. Add the sweetened cider to...