Recent content by Panphage

1: That should be enough for 1 gallon, just might take a little longer to take off, but it sounds like you have a good fermentation going, so no worries there. 2: That's pretty normal, although after 5 days it should be slowing pretty significantly in the next few days. 3: After such a short...

So arionia berries are in season, I'm in the process of harvesting and freezing a bunch for future recipes. A few years back I made an aronia melomel which turned out quite good, and I figure the tart, high-tanin berries would be a nice addition to a cider made from store-bought juice (which...

It stays between 60-65° F with two half-gallon jugs of ice. I rotate one out every 12-24 hours, basically when the older of the two is fully melted. I should note that my apartment is pretty hot year round, usually around 80° unless it's hotter than that outside, so I'd say it does a pretty good...

Here's my ghetto fermentation chamber. It's a big Styrofoam cooler I found by the dumpsters behind the Planned Parenthood by my house. True story.

Long time lurker, I figured it was finally time to actually register an account. I've been brewing cider for years, with the occasional foray into meads/melomels/wines made from wild fruits I find, but I'm also a huge beer fan, just never gotten around to making a batch due to living in a...