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I am just getting into making wine at home. I want to make a raspberry country wine to later turn into a vinegar. I bought a book "The Mini Farming Guide to Fermenting" which I have more than enough information on how to make both the wine and vinegar, but I was wondering how long a raspberry...

Hi All, I'm planning to do a Mango Ale and i was curious as to the best way to go for this. From what I've read, it seems like there's 5 different routes i could go as far as what mango to use as well as 2 different methods for adding it. The 5 different routes i've read say to either use 1)...

Hey Brewers, Quick question I am in the middle of my second batch. I am using an Witbier extract kit from Brewers Best. I was steeping my grains in a smaller pot at the correct temperatures 148-153 degrees for thirty five minutes. I then placed my thermometer inside of the grain bag and went to...

Hello, I am very new to the whole home brew process. I have been researching mead for about 3 weeks now and still find a lot I still need to learn. I am about to start my first batch and wanted to get some advice. First I am probably breaking a cardinal sin and I am using a 1 gallon...

I've only just completed by first batch of homebrew (an American pale ale) and I was pretty pleased with the results. But now I want to make something stronger and hoppier, so I want to brew a very hoppy IPA. Unfortunately I don't have access to a kettle so I can't boil at this early stage in my...

Hello fellow homebrewers, I'm a complete beginner when it comes to this stuff and my very first batch is nearly done fermenting. I have a few (probably stupid) questions. Firstly, I ordered an equipment kit from Homebrew Supply.com that came with all kinds of extra toys (immersion wort...

I've been brewing extract for a couple years and since I am getting married in June, I think it's a great opportunity to finally buy my AG equipment and affordably provide an open bar for our guests. After a lot of searching online I've found Ontario Beer Kegs consistently has the lowest...

Hi! I'm so excited to be a part of this forum! This is the second time this scoby has grown this kind of stuff. :( First time I was advised to toss the tea, rinse off scoby, try again. I'm thinking now I need to toss scoby and start afresh. Picture gives context of where I'm keeping it. No place...

So, slightly confused. I know I'm supposed to rack my beer from the fermenter to the bottling bucket after putting the priming sugar mixture in the bucket. But, couldn't I just rack the beer into a large pot that I mix the priming mixture into (after the liquid has cooled of course)? What's...

I have just bottled my first batch, and i didn't quite understand how the hydrometer reading works.. My OG was 1.090 and the one after fermentation was 1.040, can someone tell me what it means? Thanks and sorry for the ignorance.

I've recently purchased the Coopers Lager kit (https://www.the-home-brew-shop.co.uk/acatalog/Coopers_40_pint_Lager_Beer_Kit.html), which comes with Brew Enhancer 1. I've also purchased a Copers Bootmaker Pale Ale kit...

Hi, I'm a new member and have been brewing for about 5 months. My first batch was a stout where I over sanitized everything, but it still came out well. Next batches were wheat ale and a Peaky Blinder black IPA clone. Everything has come out well but has a slight burned taste or something else I...

I bought some ingredients and liquid yeast for a batch about 2 months ago but never had the time to brew. Now that things have calmed down I would like to make another batch but I don't know if my ingredients are still good. Can I still use the yeast I bought a few months ago? In general how...

I'm a newbie (started a month ago) and I've been trying to determine the correct ingredient proportions for a 5 gallon batch of partial mash honey wheat beer. I listed what my tentative recipe and the ingredients I have below, but I'm curious to see if anyone has any favorites, corrections, or...

Hello all, This is my first post in the beer section of the wonderful website, I have spend some time around in the wine makers section. Anyhow, my brother and I are thinking about trying to brew some beer and he wants to start with some kind of english brown ale. For equipment we have...

My first batch is in the middle of aging. Celebration del Mondo - Chilean Cab/merlot. Few questions: 1) How important is filtering? I've read it can take alter/remove some taste in the wine. I went from primary fermination to secondary 6.5gal carboy then reracked to the 6.5 gal carboy and...

Hello all, I am new to making wine and have got somewhat mixed messages from all the websites online on making wine, though i have gotten some good info also. But my first problem/question of sorts is: I have 8 lbs of chokecherries that my brother in law has picked and frozen. I decided to...

I am a begginner home brewer and we have just decided that our beer has finished its primary fermentation as the hydrometer reading has not changed for 3 days. Should we bottle now and add the priming sugar to allow carbonation or should we transfer the beer to another container to let it clear...