Recent content by Reverend_Nelson

I have tried the just add yeast to lemonade approach. I was extremely disappointed. I used organic lemonade out of the health food section, pretty good tasting stuff. Added corn sugar, fermented. Tried 3 separate batches. Straight lemonade, lemonade grapefruit, lemonade tangerine juice. All...

Sorbate actually coats the yeast preventing it from eating and reproducing. And there is rarely enough to stop an active yeast culture. I had some luck using maraschino cherry juice to back sweeten and imbue some new flavors. The unfortunate side effect was that it killed the yeast. This is the...

I've made several separate 1 gallon batches of hopped cider. They each turned out very good. I'm trying a 1oz per gallon right now, the .8oz per gallon was probably my favorite. I use cascade hop pellets, and I don't add them until fermentation has stopped, and only for a couple days at most. I...

It only took about an hour for me to pick 8 cups of dandelions. It took my wife about twice that to take the greens off. I had read that it's best to do it all in one day because once they start to wilt the flavors start changing for the worse. Still, I found it to be a worthy venture. But only...

Ok, so I can't find anything on the beechwood. I found tons of articles on Budweiser cooking all the flavor out of it before use. But no flavor profile for aging. Just chips for smoking. And aside from the tobacco, I have no experience with it. Compared to oak, what's it like?

The Beechwood sounds pretty interesting. I've never tried it. Good call.

I took a blue ribbon at the county fair with my dandelion wine. And my old supply Sgt's dandelion wine is actually what got me interested. Dandelion Grief (1gal) 8 cups yellow petals w/o greens (picked the same day.) 2lbs sugar 1tsp acid blend 1tbsp nutrient Top up with cool water.

This is my first post, but make no mistake, I've made a lot of booze. But, I'm looking for something new. I mostly make wine and cider, on occasion i make beer. I like to experiment, different fruits, some vegetables, candy. Give me some ideas on what to try next.

This is my first post, but make no mistake, I've made a lot of booze. But, I'm looking for something new. I mostly make wine and cider, on occasion i make beer. I like to experiment, different fruits, some vegetables, candy. Give me some ideas on what to try next.