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So I called some interesting audibles tonight. Allow me to begin by saying that this is my first wine kit, and that I expected to make mistakes. I wanted to make a practice batch before working with grapes next fall. That being said, a lot of the mistakes I made tonight are because I am in a...

Hello All, I got a NB trinity red wine kit for Christmas. The directions said that primary fermentation should be at 72F and will be done in about a week. I started fermentation, but only at about 60F. Long story short, fermentation is not yet complete (gravity around 1.05) and I have to go...

Thanks for all your help. I ended up going with the 6 gallon kits. I started my beer brewing journey with northern brewer so I went back to them because I like their product. I bought a cheeper kit (California trinity). I figure I'll use it as a way to familiarize myself with the process before...

Thanks for the response! Have you or any body else ever had success with making wine from grape concentrate? I'm not very familiar with this process Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Hey guys, I'm looking to get into wine making, but I've run into some problems. Most recipe kits I have encountered are either 1 or 6 gallons. 1 gallon isn't enough to merit the time and effort, but 6 gallons is more than if ever drink. I have a 3 gallon Carboy I use for brewing beer, so I'd...

I began buying things from a local home brew store and that cut the price. I've started making my own recipes and adapting ones I've found online. Some of my favorites have been: -chocolate cherry stout -strawberry ale -honey orange ale -coffee porter I can share recipes if you like, but...

Adding honey to the wort doesn't always impart a clear honey flavor either. Because honey is a sugar, it is mostly fermented out during primary fermentation. If you're trying to get a honey flavor that is strong enough to stand up to the flavors of a porter, I may over kill it a little. Honey...

I decided on a 1 gallon batch because my big fermenter is already being used for a blueberry blonde. Besides, I like to use my 1 gallon Carboy for experiments. I ended up using the amber, and wheat LME as well as the citra hops and grains of paradise to make a spicy amber ale. I added some chili...

I'm thinking about making a 1 gallon batch by just throwing together all the stuff that I have left over from other batches I've made. What do you guys think I should do with: 2 lb amber LME .5 lb wheat LME 50 g crystal 20 ~1 oz citra hops .2 oz Columbus hops ~2 oz perle hops Vanilla extract...

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I used about 4.5 lbs of strawberries in 2.5 gallons of beer and left it in secondary for about a week. The beer was great, and the strawberry was very prominent. A couple of suggestions I would add to my own beer next time: add some other flavor to make the beer multidimensional; I noticed that...

Hey guys, I'm making a fast (2 weeks for fermentation) blueberry blonde for the summer. This will be a 3 gallon batch. Let me know what you think! Crystal 10: 25 g @160 for 10 min Honey malt: 20 g @160 for 10 min Extra light LME: 1 lb at boil, 1.5 lb at flame out Wheat LME: .5 lb at boil, .5...

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If anyone was curious, I opened this brew up last week. It was an all around good brew, but neither the orange nor the honey was particularly notable. I added orange peel from 1 large orange to the boil, but there wasn't really an effect. I would add fruit or extract to the secondary if I were...

Hey guys, I'm making a fast (2 weeks for fermentation) blueberry blonde for the summer. This will be a 3 gallon batch. Let me know what you think! Crystal 10: 25 g @160 for 10 min Honey malt: 20 g @160 for 10 min Extra light LME: 1 lb at boil, 1.5 lb at flame out Wheat LME: .5 lb at boil, .5...

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Hey guys, During a vigorous primary fermentation, I think my hops are rising out of the beer with the krausen and getting stuck in the neck of the Carboy. Whenever I open my Carboy after primary the neck is alway entirely clogged with hops. However, the hop formation doesn't seem to be...

Dry hopping won't really counteract the dilution. Dry hopping adds more of an aroma than bitterness. You'll need to boil the hops in wart to extract the bitters. But hey, smell and taste are so connected that it might work out just fine. Either way your brew will survive Sent from my iPhone...

It's going to depend on how you are imparting the fruit flavor. If you are using a fruit peel (like orange) you should add it in the last 15 minutes of the boil. If you are using an extract, I would add it to secondary. There is some debate about when to add fresh fruit/fruit purée. I've never...