Thanks. I did not use whirlfloc. I cooled the wort with a CFC directly into the fermenter. Temp was a bit high, so I packed some ice bottles around the bucket, surrounded with R15 insulation, until it hit 70 deg, then pitched the yeast because the “ideal” temps for that yeast are 59-71. Wort was...
Howdy, folks. I’ve brewed off and on for years, first with extract kits and the last couple of years all-grain with a Spike Solo 10 gal. Still a beginner.
I recently brewed a Founders Breakfast Stout clone using a recipe from Jasper’s Homebrew here in NH. Brew day was 6/4. I’ve had the beer in...
Thanks everyone for the awesome advice.
I just got a pH meter this week, for testing my elderberries.
I've been wanting to make cider for years. I reckon I have years of experimentation ahead of me. We have Harrison, Virginia, and Wickson crabapples and a Liberty apple planted that should start...
Howdy, folks. I'm looking at this old post: Everyday Simplest Dry Cider
phug stated "For a 5 gallon batch, purchase 19 litres / 5 gallons of store brand/whatever is cheapest filtered, pasteurized apple juice with vit c added. Avoid the low acid juices."
The only cider I have access to is 100%...
Thanks @TxBrew. The first beer I brewed was a brown ale from a kit during the fall when we were invaded by Asian ladybugs. In an old house, they get everywhere. When I racked to secondary, I discovered I had unknowingly added a secret ingredient to the primary. Thus was born Ladybug Brown Ale...