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I heard Kveik Voss does great things for a cider so for my first attempt at using Voss I took the apple juice I always make cider with, one gallon, as well as a 2nd brew of 1 gallon of pear nectar and tried that... each with 5g of Mangrove Jack's Kveik Yeast. I did it how I always do with a 1/2...

I have a batch of mead I think would benefit from oak chips. I bought french oak chips and american oak chips, they come sealed in a bag. I was going to drop it in secondary for a month and then I started worrying that maybe they need to be sanitized before putting in? Thoughts?

Yeah, they are 29.99 plus tax in canada, so about 33 bucks!

Thanks, more great advice, calculator is coming in very handy with learning how it all works together!

Thanks guys, really appreciate it, will wait a few days to a week, test gravity again, and bottle / carbonate and try the next one with the proper ingredients and starting gravity. Thanks!

Hi All, I have been brewing Mead for a few months and have attempted my first beer for my wife. It is a Cooper's international Mexican Cerveza, all you do is mix up the canned liquid malt extract with water, brew enhancer, and pitch yeast. I did everything according to instructions, except I...