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Sorry to revive a catatonic thread but how has the beer turned out? I'm looking to brew a Franziskaner clone this weekend.

My brother just recently moved to Amsterdam from San Francisco. So far he's loving everything about it except for the lack of West Coast IPAs and hearty stouts. He has been asking me about brewing in Amsterdam and I've tried to help him out but I really don't know anything about the European...

We reracked this cider last night into a 5G carboy from a 6.5G carboy. At that time we added an airlock but the pressure in the 6.5G carboy didn't seem to blow the stopper out. We also added 3 crushed up campden tablets at the suggestion of the workers at our LHBS. After tasting a sample of...

Edwort, I have access to some locally grown and pressed apple juice. Should I try using this or should I stick with the Tree Top brand? Thanks, Alex

What happened? Did your cider turn out fine? I have a cider that has been in secondary for about 6 weeks and I haven't see any changes what-so-ever so far. I'm hoping this isn't a bad sign.

The carboy that secondary fermentation is taking place in is just stoppered shut. The carboy in which primary fermentation occurred had an airlock. We didn't really use a recipe. We used about 50% Granny Smith apples and 50% Asian pears from the two trees in my backyard; we didn't use any...

Hello All, My brew buddy and I gave our first cider a shot a few weeks ago. We just used fresh fruit from the apple and pear trees in my backyard and champagne yeast. From the time we juiced the fruit until after the first week in secondary, the liquid was a light green color. We tasted a...

Snuffy, Can you call up Kona Brewery and see if they have anything they can sell you or if they know where to get a carboy? Just a thought and I do realize they're on a completely different island. Thanks, Alex