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My cider isn't finished yet , I just put it in secondary today and added 1 oz. cascade hopps. But I tasted some when transferring ( before hopps addition ) and it was really good. I also made a 1 gallon batch over to the side so it would finish earlier, added a few pellets of the hops two days...

For anybody who has done this before , I am in process of fermenting about 4 gallons of cider. I am thinking of backsweetening with the little cans of frozen concentrate and then doing the stovetop pasteurization process once they reach the right carbonation. Im looking to end up with a mildly...

I started the coopers draught last wednesday ( its now tuesday of the following week ) , added a pound of DME , it took a day or two to really get going but the airlock remained active for about 2 days. Now the air lock has stopped and the cup inside it dont appear to have any pressure pushing...

This question should probably have been asked before but I did 2 searches and didnt bring an answer. What are some good ways to get a higher alcohol content with the coopers kits without affecting the flavor of the beer very much ? Ive heard to just add more fermentable sugars or extra DME but...

I didnt realize that pilsner is like a lager and should be fermented at a lower temperature. I went ahead with it anyway and stuck it on my basement floor. It may not be cool enough down there but besides being at near freezing temps in my garage , the basement is the coolest place in the house...

What is the purpose of adding gelatin to beer ?

I was looking at the coopers extract kits ( cans ) today at my local brewshop and noticed they dont say on them what the alcohol content in their beers should turn out to be like the brewers best kits do. Ive done some searching on the net for it but havent found anything yet. Anybody know where...

Mine turned out extremely bitter. I just transfered it to another container for secondary , but its really dark and super bitter. Just wondering if I may have done something wrong.

Its called Dortmunder , from great lakes brewing. I went to applebees for fajitas and had one of the tall glasses of this stuff and it went so well with the fajitas Im gonna have to go back and do it again. It could probably be considered a dark or medium lager ??? Im wondering now if there is...

Im wondering how it would turn out. Possibly a cider that tastes more like beer ? Apple beer ? Its something I have thought about and just wondering if anybody has tried it. :tank:

Does anybody know if there is enough living yeast in a storebought beer to pitch it into your malt or cider instead of a packet of yeast and still have good results ?

I have a ceramic coated steel stock pot with atleast one small chip in it with a little speck of corrosion where the chip is , from what I read I shouldnt use this in beer making. Is this true ? Will it ruin it somehow ? I thought as long as it is sterile there wouldnt be a problem.

for a beginner who does not want to mess with the kits. 30-40$ for a one time kit just seems to be a waste to me. I agree the experience gained by using them could be beneficial but I am just wanting to try and make beer with my 5 gallon buckets , some extract and possibly partial grain , and...

I made a batch of cider with Windsor brewing yeast ( beer ) and it came out great. Still sweet , a little tart, and good apple cider flavor. Besides my experiment with turbo yeast which came out nasty , I have been using EC-118 champagne yeast...which comes out ok but dry and tart. So far the...

My attempt at a quick and higher alcohol content cider with "turbo" yeast by liquor quick leaves a lot to be desired. It stinks! literally. I started it friday afternoon and by saturday afternoon it had consumed all the sugars and stopped , I then added 2 more pounds of brown sugar and it again...

Will cinnimon kill yeast ? I am in process of making about 4 gallons with some cinnimon and apple pie spice in it , I guess I am just worried about the mild antiseptic properties that cinnamon may have .

I finished one batch of hard cider and made a little over 4 gallons using 3 packets of regular baking yeast and some brown sugar added. The fermentation really got bubbling great the first night and looked like an air compressor for 5 days then it slowed considerably and I bottled it. It tastes...