Recent content by JBooze

Testing.....

My Wine yeast batch cleared up within 4 weeks, but this one hasn't gotten very clear, even after all this time. This one was made with an Ale yeast.

So, I made a gallon of apple cider in mid-March. I sold my house and have been moving and never got around to bottling it. It's been in the fermenter now for almost 4 months. It quit fermenting about 3 months ago. Still sealed with airlock though. Is this cider going to be any good, or has...

It's just their all-in-one kit, with the hopped liquid extract and yeast. They say to use sugar, but I used Light DME instead. Funny thing is, I bought a sixer of SouthHampton Double White Beer tonight and it has that same "off taste", though not nearly as strong as mine. I don't care for the...

Well, I used a Munton's kit to try out beer brewing to see if I'm gonna like it. I'm really enjoying the cider thing, and hope to get into Beer. I let it sit for two weeks in the fermenter (the instructions said 1 week), and then bottled. They have been in the bottles for 3 weeks now. I have...

Bottled my first gallon of Apfelwein lastnight. I took a taste and it tasted like an apple flavored wine. I could really taste the alcohol, and I even felt a little burn going down the throat. The OG was 1.070, but I was unable to take a FG. It fermented for 6 weeks. How long should I leave...

Any updates?

Good info.

I made a gallon with Montrachet yeast and a gallon with Ale Yeast. Once I figure out which one I like better, I will make a 5 gallon batch! Plus most of my bottles have beer in them right now.

I have a gallon of Apfelwein that will be in the fermenter 4 weeks on Saturday. It is clearing, but not fully cleared. I am leaving for a week on Friday night and was wondering if I should go ahead and bottle, or will it be OK for another week in the fermenter (5 weeks)? I also have a...

How is it that you are naming malt liquors and didn't mention "O.E."? :cross:

I got it. Now what's the best way to try and keep the bottles around 70degrees? I am in FL and keeping the bottles in the house, but room temp in here is 72-75.

I just bottled my first batch of beer and I have a couple of questions. I put the bottles into a plastice bin that can be closed to keep it dark. All beer is in amber 12oz bottles. The instructions say to keep the bottles in a warm place for a couple of days and then move to a cool place. At...

Drop a cinnamon stick in there!

You technically don't even need to add sugar. Apple juice has a bunch of sugar in it already. I believe the alcohol content will be lower, but a lot of old timers do it this way.