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Hi RIch. I have the ame sanitizing stuff that I use for my beers, the one step sanitizer. Guess maybe I'll wait? Damn.

HI, currently trying to make my first wine. My kit tells me that I need to wash all of my equipment down with 50 grams of metabisulphate but the kit only cxame with 4 grams. What do I need metabisuplahte for? Can I skip it or should I wait until tommorow to buy some more? THanks!!

So should I prime with the same amount of corn sugar that I would with beer? I'm thinking more. I'm positive that after all this time most of the yeast has settled to the bottom. I usually secondary a beer for a month or so, and the cider will be at about 6-9 months and it's absolutley clear...

Thanks! Any other suggestions before I embark?

Planninng on starting my first mead soon. I understand that there are about a million variables and a million ways to do mead. THat said, the only thing really confusing me is whether ot not I need to boil the water and honey. Is it just a matter of preferance? If I do not boil do I need to heat...

Pumbaa, do you rack to a secondary? When you bottle do you repitch yeast? I have been wondering if I will have enough yeast when I bottle for sufficient carbonation.

Thanks Yuri. Iv'e got another question for ya if you're up to it. Have any suggestions for bottling the other 4 gallons? I fear that since it has been in secondary for 7-8 months I might not get the desired carbonation when I bottle. Do you recommend repitching yeast? If yes, what exactly does...

kinf of... so how much does freezing it yield? any other techniques?

Hi guys. I've got 5 gallons of cider brewing and am interested in experimenting with a gallon of it. I have read about people making "applejack" out of cider by freezing the water out of it, are there any other suggested techniques (other than distillation) that anybody has tried? ALso, if I...