Recent content by lostintexas

i will go with as well.

here is a link. http://www.newbelgium.com/ i prefer the blue paddle my self.

just sit back and relax, i am on my second batch and it does create some intersting formations in the fermentor and some interesting sounds as well as smells. you will never know how it will taste untill it comes out of the finished bottle in a couple of weeks. my friend got me into it and brews...

with apple cider there is no citric acid. i would think the large amount of citric acid would kill the yeast while it ferments. i am not positive, but with my experience with acids, it would seem that the yeast would not last long enouph to fermet the suger in lemonade into alcohol. to me...

here check this link, it is on this site so it is safe to click on. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=168

this is mine in secondary right now. it has spend 5 days in primay and is going on its second week in secondary. relax, your beer is fine. just give it a few days to clarify and settle. after that, bottle and enjoy in a few weeks after carbination.

would the acid in the lemonade not have an ill effect on the yeast? i would think adding some kind of liquer would be a better method? i have no idea, just thinking aloud. there was a post a few days ago about a hard cider, you may want to search for it and see if it would aply to what you wish...

welcome to the forum. glad to have your experience around. i am looking forward to seeing some of your replies.

how long is the sanatizer active? a few minutes or hours? i have a "ALE PAIL" that i filled with sanatizer and the brew process may take a couple of hours. am i safe?

i have wondered the same being a newbie and all to brewing. i find myself scrubing pots, hoses, canes, buckets, counters..... i thought i was maybe being a bit anal myself.

this is what i did. i put a small hole in the end (about 3/4 inch) of the tygon tubeing that i was useing to siphon into secondary. next i get the "canned air" out of my tool bag (electronics tech) and inserted the sanatized tube from the canned air in the tygon tubeing pointing away from my...

thank you, i already saw it and printed it out. i cant beleive how addictive this is and i am not even through with the first brew yet.

thanks for digging that up. i dont know if it was for me or not, but i appreciate the effort if it was. i

central texas.

that link is pretty cool. thank you. the frederricksburg clone in the archive is no longer an active link, but there are plenty of other to look through.