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Listening to Calisus- Six Feet of Lies https://calisus.bandcamp.com/ http://calisus.bandcamp.com

Calisus-skeleton Key calisus.bandcamp.com

Calisus - Skeleton key

Calisus - Better Part of Me

The LaTe great Blaze

Washed my primary bucket but forgot to Sanitize? 👎 yes I did

Band : Calisus Song : Skeleton key http://youtu.be/BIf6G3f2mAY

The deflated balloon acts as a collapsed diaphragm so to speak. The hole in the balloon is very small so it slowly lets air escape but as soon as you get the suction back into the carboy the balloon collapses at the throat. IMHO this works best when you cap the carboy and chill it down close to...

Best easy fix I have come up with for the suck-back problem is use your 3 piece airlock like normal (fully assembled with liquid) then stretch a sanitized balloon with a small hole poked in it over the top. Worked for me so far😜

Bump maybe? Lol

Anyone have ideas on how long in the water bath for a 1 gallon carboy?

Thanks for your replies ONG and YOOPER! Much appreciated!!

I have heard many times before that methanol is produced during fermentation of certain fruits because of pectin content breakdown within the juice. The general consensus in Apple ciders and wines seems to be that it is insignificant. I was hoping to get an opinion of that as far as citrus...

I have been making ciders now for a few years and recently got into making fruit wines. My question would be if I produce a hard lemon-lime beverage or wine and use 100% juices not from concentrate in the must does this pose a risk for elevated methanol levels. I'm not sure how much pectin lemon...