GloHoppa
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GloHoppa said:ho-ly crap. i posted this like 25 mins ago and already got 5 replies...
don't you guys have jobs
GloHoppa said:ho-ly crap. i posted this like 25 mins ago and already got 5 replies...
don't you guys have jobs
GloHoppa said:ho-ly crap. i posted this like 25 mins ago and already got 5 replies...
don't you guys have jobs
Donasay said:Some people ferment apfelwine by the gallon, they buy a gallon of apple juice, pour out about a cup, add 8 oz of corn sugar and the yeast then shake the bejesus out of it. You take a drill and drill a hole in the cap then insert an airlock into the hole in the cap. This way you can make apfelwine in the one gallon container the juice comes in and make more beer in your mr beer keg.
Steiner said:I'm going to be doing the same thing with mine tomorrow. I'm also going to make some mead in my spare Mr. Beer keg. The Mr Beer kegs really only hold 2 gallons. It is 2.5 if it is filled to the brim, I believe. I'm glad I held on to both of them. I also got some glass jug apple juice to experiment with as well. My LHBS has smaller carboy caps where you hook up the airlock, so I'm hoping that will work as well.
GloHoppa, I'd wait if I were you. Your extra three days really wouldn't make much difference. I think it should be fine if it splashes a bit- a little aeration early on I think would be fine- but it would be a big pain, like McK said and probably not worth the hassle.
I have a question. Since Mr Beer kegs don't come fitted with airlocks, should the current setup be sufficient for brewing apfelwine and mead? Or should I drill some holes and make an airlock? CO2 escapes with their configuration but it technically isn't an airlock.
Revvy said:But I would assume if we can ferment beer in one we should be able to do anything else with it as well.
I thought the mr beer keg only held 2 gallons?
Some people ferment apfelwine by the gallon, they buy a gallon of apple juice, pour out about a cup, add 8 oz of corn sugar and the yeast then shake the bejesus out of it. You take a drill and drill a hole in the cap then insert an airlock into the hole in the cap. This way you can make apfelwine in the one gallon container the juice comes in and make more beer in your mr beer keg.
Some people ferment apfelwine by the gallon, they buy a gallon of apple juice, pour out about a cup, add 8 oz of corn sugar and the yeast then shake the bejesus out of it. You take a drill and drill a hole in the cap then insert an airlock into the hole in the cap. This way you can make apfelwine in the one gallon container the juice comes in and make more beer in your mr beer keg.
I tried a couple of ounces of the apfelwein out of the Mr Beer the other day after about a week of fermenting. Its definately booze, and it was pretty good after only a week. I like how the Mr Beer keg has the tap in it, it makes it really easy to sample only a shot or so of whatevers inside.
ho-ly crap. i posted this like 25 mins ago and already got 5 replies...
don't you guys have jobs
It stays that way. I have some kicking around that is about 3 years old and it still tastes boozy. I'd recommend grabbing some cider this fall from a farmers market, and I think you'll be vastly impressed at how much better it tastes over the whole apple juice and sugar thing.
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