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I keep a solution of Star San mixed in a 5 gallon bucket with a lid on it. I use distilled water so it's still clear. It's more than a year old. Do you think it's still good? The ph is 3, or maybe a little less.

Can anyone tell me what kind of crabapples these are? I found the trees growing wild on the side of the road. I can get a small amount of juice from them, and I might add it to a cider. They're only about a half-inch in diameter. So I wondered if these might be a native American wild...

I have a half-gallon secondary container here with a white, chalky film on top. And I have another 5 gallons in another container. I made the cider about 3 months ago and racked into these two secondary containers about 2 months ago. I first noticed the film today, and used a turkey...

I read a lot here about using xylitol to backsweeten cider. But has anyone tried erythritol? I've read elsewhere that erythritol doesn't cause gas or digestive problems like xylitol sometimes can.

I got some wine tannin, and it's a brownish color. But I noticed on another homebrew supply website that they also have a light colored tannin. Am I correct in guessing that the light colored one is grape tannin, and the brown one is oak tannin? Which one should I use for cider, and when?

I got some raw cider at the orchard. I've put all the juice in the fermentor and added the campden , and in 12 hours I'll add pectic enzyme. 12 hours after that I'll pitch the yeast. My question is: should I stir to aerate the must before pitching the yeast? Or do I not want to...

I'm still a novice and I've learned a lot from this forum. Now I'm going to try freezing some yeast in 4 ounce sterile jelly jars. I'm going to mix some starter slurry with food grade glycerin. The glycerin being 25% of the total volume. After freezing, if I thaw it out and dump the 4...

Is it ok to use the plastic Bubbler bottles from NB, or the Better Bottles for long-term conditioning? Such as a several months conditioning of a Wee Heavy ale, or cider? Or do glass carboys work better for this?

I haven't made beer in 15 years, but I'm starting up again. I've been reading a lot of good information on these forums! I plan to try using Oxi clean instead of PBW, to save money. Some of you mix some TSP with the Oxi clean to make a pretty good substitute for PBW. So I bought some TSP...

My name's Dan, and I'm getting back into Homebrewing after a 15 year hiatus. I missed making and drinking homebrew. I used to use extract with grains, and liquid yeast -- so intermediate-level, I guess. I'm ordering a kit this weekend.