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I have heard that you can distill a wash using a water distiller (ex the type sold still spirits) I am getting really conflicting information on these across the internet when it comes to heads, hearts, and tails. Some people say that when you use an air still you don't need to worry about...

I made lemonade a couple years ago. I just used real lemon and sugar and bakers yeast. At the bottling stage I used Stivia to back sweeten. The sweetness level was really good. The lemonade did have a funky taste however - I think it had to do with how the real lemon fermented and I didn't do a...

Friends/Family give each other presents all the time. If I had home brew I could give it to a friend. My friend, (knowing home brewing is my hobby) could give me home brew supplies as a present as well. Just friends giving friends presents. Happens all the time for birthdays, christmas, etc...

I am far from an expert on Mead. (Currently working on my first batch) But have made wine, beer,cider numerous times. You need to give it more time. Its not uncommon for it to take a couple days to see the airlock bubbling and the top foaming.

Yes the Jam does contain both pectin and some high fructose sugars. I watched some youtibe videos about using Jam after the fact and found out about the pectic enzymes. I may try that if I do another batch. I have only drank mead once before and it was a huge let down -didn't taste at all like I...

I have a large carboy so I was able to add another gallon of water. I am now getting a reading of an alcohol potential of about 16-17 percent. I bought the Walmart Jam thinking it might be preservative free (I didn't see any funky chemicals listed) It does however have ascorbic acid (Vitamin...

I have been thinking about making mead for a while and I decided to just go for it last night (without really looking at any recipes) and bought 6 kilo's of honey (cheap walmart stuff) and 8 500mg jars of blueberry jam (again cheap walmart stuff) I dumped the blueberry jam into a pot with...

Thanks. Yes I knew about the nutrient additions. I know before back sweetening you want to add something (can't remember the name) to kill off the remaining yeast. To back sweeten would you add honey or some type of sugar? How much would you add?

I have never made mead before (or wine) as the idea of corking glass bottles seemed like a huge headache. I have recently got into kegging and I have a kegerator with two taps. I got a good deal on some extra ball lock kegs and I thought it would be neat to use one for wine or mead as it could...

I just made a few orders from a few different Canadian homebrew supply shops to get parts I needed for a kegerator setup and some brewing supplies. Haven't received the orders yet but Toronto Brewing and Noble Grape (out of halifax) shipped out the stuff same day as ordered and provided good...

I ordered some ball lock disconnects. Thanks for the info. I am away from my computer but I saw some sort of adaptor that seemed to allow to easily swap between the d couplers and the ball disconnects. I don't need the adaptor however as I have no interest in using commercial kegs.

Hi, Brand new to kegging. I have been watching the prices at best buy for a kegerator for a while now and purchased one today. It comes with a d-coupler system. I also ordered a couple of corny kegs. I am getting the impression that the d-couplers don't work with ball lock corney kegs. (but I...

How much cocoa would you add for 23 liters. I read somewhere that someone used bakers chocolate how much of that could you add. Would pure vanilla extract also work? Would adding coffee beans to the boil also work. What would you add to increase the licorice taste?

The other day I bought two Miners Stout Kits (made by Black Rock) I made the first one using just 1 kg of sugar. The second kit I would like to do some experimenting with. Where I live you can't buy any grains or malt extract. I am wondering what I could try ( and how much) to enhance the...

I have made both the coopers stout and the coopers Irish stout kits. I used 1 kg of corn sugar with the coopers original stout. Then I made the coopers Irish stout. I added 3 pounds of light DME to it. Of the two kits I liked the original kit much better myself. I think that 3 pounds of DME made...

Living in Canada as well it is way cheaper to make your own. I recently bought a 12 pack of ricards dark and it cost me over 24 dollars. (and its not that great) The cheapest beers I can buy are about 19 dollars for a 12 pack of cans. (really low grade) I bought a 4 pack of guinness cans about a...

I just finished pitching my yeast than I remembered I forgot to take a gravity reading. Can I still take a reading or is it to late?

Sorry I mean Canadian Adventure or Beer Maker kits

I believe they just sell these kits in Canada. I wondered if anyone had tried them and how they compared to other kits (Ex. coopers) They are on sale this week so I thought about picking a couple up.

The amount of sugar or malt extract added to your brew