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Well I have been making my second batch of Apfelwine and I have it stored out in the Garage. I started this back in late October when the temps in the Garage were 60-70 degrees. For the last couple of weeks the temps have gone down to around 50 and I notice that my cider is now completely clear...

I have been trying to use a hydrometer. I have used 2 separate hydrometers. I have looked on u tube and here for guidance on how to use the thing. Here's my problem. EVERYTHING comes out at 5% Home made wine 5% Apfelwine 5% Cheap Malt liquor Swill 5% 100 proof vodka yep u guessed it...

Hi folks! I was wondering if anyone here in brewland had any experiences with using sugar cubes rather than loose sugar for priming carbonation. I just figured tossing a cube(or two) would be easier than spooning the sugar into the bottle. Any insights/experiences appreciated, thanks!!

Hi folks I was wondering if reusing 40 oz beer bottles would be ok. The twist off cap on these usually are pretty substantial and since they were used to bottle beer in they obviously can take some pressure. I was going to thoroughly wash the cap and bottle put the stuff in and twist th cap...

Well folks I need some advice here. Like an idiot I misread the directions on Ed Worts Apfelwein and put in double the amount of sugar that the directions said I should. Anyways I started this batch about a month ago and there is still fermentation going on (I get 2-3 good bubbles a min from the...

Hi folks need some advice here... I made some of Edworts apfelwein but I got a little overzealous putting the sugar in. I have a 5 gal better bottle where I put in 4 gallons of straight from the orchard apple cider and about 4lbs of sugar. This was about a month ago. Fermentation is still...

Well I have successfully brewed up a batch of apfelwein so now I would like to brew up some wine. Anybody with some Idiot proof recipes they can share? Any suggestions would be much appreciated...

Just wondering if plastic pop/soda bottles are good for long term storage of hard cider. I know that ideally glass is the way to go but i'd like to save a few bucks if I can.

Hi folks im starting my second batch of cider and would like to go for a high alcohol(10%or better) result that doesn't taste harsh. The home brew guy near me suggested Lalvin EC 1118 yeast. He said that with enough sugar I ccould probably get as high as 20% ABV. Any suggestions/comments???

Hi guys! I was planning on starting up a 5 gallon batch of hard cider. I was wondering what the effects of the higher temps on the fermenting cider might be. I also don't have a really dark place to put the carboy so i was wondering if it was ok to let(limited) sun on it. Thanks for the...

Hi folks im a newbie at this. I just put together my first batch about 11 days ago and had some questions... 1) when will i know when its "done" i have an airlock and i get a bubble about every 10-15 seconds. 2) id like to bottle this so that it is carbonated. Are regular plastic pop/soda...