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I made some JAOM a while back and got some sediment in my bottles, I want to give some away for Xmas, can I re-bottle it without risking oxidation? I have access to CO2 and could put some in the bottles first.

I heard rumours that there are wild hops growing around here, and low and behold I checked out a tip yesterday and found some growing in a ditch. I am assuming these are something that naturalized themselves from old farms etc. from British colonial times. Anyway, I want to dig some up and...

Well, I thought I was done with canned kits, but I had a Cooper's European Lager kicking around. So what did I do? I bought another kit and decided to use both cans but no added sugars or malts. I brewed it with 3 packages of the Lager yeast that came with the kit... why did I have an extra...

So I made my first mead, my plan originally was for a slightly sweet mead, back sweetened with raspberries. So I started with 18lbs of honey for a 6 gallon batch using Lalvin 71B-1122, OG was 1.100. I did have some temperature issues by the second week with temps reaching the low 80s. but...

Ok, with the popularity of Edwort's Apflewein, I tried a variation, I am not satisfied with it but it is drinkable. Anyway, I have a new idea on a variation of Apflewein. I am going to make a 3 gallon batch. Apple juice was on sale today so i picked up 13 liters (nice to have extra) But I was...

I would assume many homebrewers are also into providing other food themselves, such as wild game, fresh garden fruits and vergetables and possibly even wild plants. My grandfather liked to brew (and distill back in the day) and he had huge gardens and loved to fish and hunt etc. My father did...

I just got my hands on a juice press and was thinking I should try a wild apple cider this fall. My original idea was to just hunt around some old abandoned apple orchards or hedgerows and look for palatable apples and juice them. However, I am learning that "cider apples" do not necessarily...

So I started a mead about a week and a half ago, it was brewing aloing nicely in my kitchen at a bout 70-74F ( I should have put it in the basement) the last two days however, going by the stick on thermometer it has hit 82-84F for a few hours. I know with beer that can be a nightmare, what is...

I have two brews waiting to be brewed here... I have an Irish Red recipe using Wyeast Irish Ale yeast 1084 and a kit, a Festa Brew (23L or wort, nothing to add but yeast) using a Wyeast California Lager 2112. I am thinking I can brew these at the same time. Now I have learned that brewing...

I had a great Canada Day last Thursday, friends family, BBQ, seafood and Homebrew! Wish Y'all the same today.

I was chatting about homebrewing with a guy last night, he said years ago he made "Pumpkin Rum". Basically added brownsugar, Molasses and water to a gutted pumpkin, tossed in some strong yeast and let it brew. He said the yeast ate all the fruit in the pumpkin to the point you could see through...

K, I have one chest freezer as my keggerator using a Johnson Controls Thermostat. Not sure the model, but it is the one that has a 4 degree variance. I do have another chest freezer that I want to use for fermentation until I can get an upright freezer. Some say that a 4 degree variance is not...

OK, this weekend I picked up some used carboys, so I figured I should give the a good soaking. I have them soaking in a bleach/water solution. This evening after about 30 hours of soaking, I decided to use one of my 3 gallon carboys. I dumped the bleach solution and rinsed but it has a film...

Ok, so I started with a thread called "what can I make?" I had some ingredients kicking around and a hankering to ferment something experimental. I got no replies so I I just winged it. I originally had planned to make 1 gallon but when my OG was 1.090 I decided to water it down, I had no idea...

I am a little low on funds right now but itching to ferment something in a 1 Gallon fermenter. Gimme some ideas. I have a few fermentables on hand and wondering if anyone has any recipes that I am equipped for... What do I have? Well... Beer related: 2 lbs of DME 1/2 pound of flaked barley...

Does anyone malt their own barley? or better yet, grow their own grain and then malt it? I have been thinking about this, just for fun.

Ok, looking for both a good description of what these off flavors taste like and what causes them and what to do to correct them, now or in the future. Some are obvious, wet cardboard, butter, I can picture those flavors. Estery has been described as fruity, and I think anyone who has...

So I decided to try Ed Wort's Apflewein but I decided to add a wee bit of cinnamon and butmeg for some apple pie flavour. No prblem but I thought boiling 4-6 liters out of a 23 liter batch would help infuse some flavour. I have sinced learne dthat boiling makes it cloudy. What causes the...

Ok, I should start by saying, I am not anywhere near ready to invest in a nitrogen system, but would like to get as close as possible to a Guinness DRAUGHT clone as possible. I would prefer an extract recipe as I am not yet ready to go all grain either, hopefully this fall I will. So any...

I have been looking at a few recipes for fruit wines, specifically plums and all of them include water and sugar in the recipe. Is there any reason why if I get a high enough specific gravity, I could use pure juice and yeast, and nothing else? I am hoping to juice out enough plums this fall to...