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I'm about to start a wine kit from RJ Spagnols. It is one of their port wine specialty kits which makes 3 gallons. I've made a bunch of regular kits and they usually end up at about 11-12%. I'd like the port wine at about 15-16%. The only info I could find indicated a final ABV of 10% if...

Yeah, I know. Not really a plumbing issue. But it could have been if the surround had to be replaced (faucets would have been removed, at least temporarily).Good news is that the stain is now gone. And the winner is----------Pet Stain with Oxy. After using every kind of cleaner they had...

brewguyver, at the risk of sounding stupid, what is PBW? Dave by the way, I'm right up the road in Butler

Thanks for the suggestions. SWMBO and I ae heading to daughters' house in the AM to head up project shower stall. My thought is that I'll get so frustrated trying to clean it that I'll find a way to ruin it. That's kinda why I was wondering what it would cost to replace. I just hope this...

HELP! Daughter sold her house and is moving in 2 days. Final walk-through with the buyers is the same day. She just removed a shower caddy which was attached to the shower wall and found a bad stain on the wall. Can't get it off. My idea is to let the buyers see it and if it is an issue...

Thanks for the info. I've made a bunch of kits, but never with this type of yeast. Never had one that didn't show pretty evident signs of fermentation within a day or so. I guess I prematurely freaked. This is actually my first brew in over a year. Now that I'm recently retired maybe I'll...

Heli, Yeast was Brewfirm Lager Yeast. Pitched around 65 to 70 degrees. Dave

Started an Octoberfest kit 2 days ago (Brewers Best). Pitched the yeast which was stated as a lagering yeast but with instructions that it could be used as an ale yeast. This is the first time I've used this kind of yeast. At any rate, after 48 hr, no activity in the air lock. I took a peek...

Why do we always assume that when quoting Ben franklin we are quoting one of the framers of the constitution and founders of our country. Franklin is a fairly common surname and there must be thousands with the first name of Ben.

Just had to jump in here real quick. Kept track of the game this eve while working. We'll have at least one more game this year. Shawman, I see you are from Leechburg. I'm originally Natrona Hts but now in Butler. How's things in Leechburg? Dave

Just had my first taste of Framboise Lambic. It is excellent in its own way (my wife actually loves it and hates all beer), but its not like any beer I've ever had or made. It is labelled as a fruit beer. Question - are there any hops involved in making this? With the one small glass I had...

AFAJ I'm not familiar with the kit you are making, but have made many kits in the past. I haven't had any trouble with any of the yeasts included in any kit. IMHO, wine kits are easier than extract brewing (which is what I do), and the results ar usually very good. I've found that the...

Just to add my two cents worth, I started brewing a few years ago and thought about starting with a half batch fearing that I'd end up with skunk water and have to toss it out. I think it was an Octoberfest that I made and really had no idea what I was doing except for the kit directions and...

I know that intuitively, we take such care in sanitizing everything that it IS a risk using commercial ice (or any non-sanitized ice) to chill the wort. But I don't have a wort chiller and have never had a bad batch. I guess I'll keep using the ice til I get a skunker batch.

It's good to hear that others use ice to cool the wort. I've done that for the last half dozen batches or so and have had no problem with it. Very quick and convenient. My LHBS owner told me about using ice when I first started brewing. He said most home brewers would frown on the idea, but...

My local HBS proprietor put together a kit called Big Ben's Bad Ass IPA. It went over REAL big with some family beer afficionados.

I have access to concord grapes which I think are ready now (as in right now). How bid a window do I have before it is too late to harvest? Once picked, can I keep them refirgerated until I can crush them? If so, how long will they keep? It's going to take forever to crush them as I only...

So who's the only team with 6 super bowl rings, including the most recent one. Steelers, that's who!!! Since we can't play baseball here anymore, we will just be happy with the Steelers and an occasional Stanley Cup. Go Black and Gold!!! PS: off thread, but I just bottled a Golden Draak...

I currently have 5 one gallon batches of fruit mead which I've been working on since September. I started with 5 gal of "mother mead" (about 12 pounds of honey with water and some nutrients). Used champaign yeast. When more or less done fermenting, I split it onto 5 different kinds of fruit...

Ken, With the half dozen or so kits I have made, I racked off the yeast to secondary, then did the degassing process and clearing. I've done the degassing more than once (IE: degas 2 to 3 days in a row), then done the clearing process. I"ve had no problems and ended up with a very clear...