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I got about 100 lbs of apple to press A friend of mine suggested using a burlap sack as filter bag. However there is a lot of loose fibres with the burlap sack I have, which im afraid will get into the finish cider . I could re-filter the cider through a t-shirt or something. Just wondering if...

Anyone use a grain mill for a apple press , is there any reason why this would not be a good idea.?...... asking for a friend .

Im new to wine making let's start with that I was told that with white wine it's best to cold crash, long story short I did not set up my temp controller properly and I froze my 5 gallon carboy, wasn't planning to freeze distill. My question is when ever it thaws out will it still be good to...

Just made a pilsner 6.6lb pilsner malt 4.4lb 2row 3 lbs of corn maze Double decoction 60min boil /hops Pitch wyeast 2124 When I woke up this morning I notice this odd cloudy material floating just under the top. First time using corn maze wasnt sure if it cause this . Thoughts ?

I made a 5 gallon batch O.G1.058 Which afterwards I let set a day at 68oF . when I went to pinch my 1 litres starter of bohemian lager yeast I notice fermentation has already took place ,had some odd smells coming off. I know their isn't much you could do at this point however I tired ...

I made 6 gallons of a raspberry wit O.G was 1.058 once fermentation was done at 1.011 I Transfer it to a secondary which I pour over 2lbs of a raspberry puree. Which added gravity to 1.019 It's been over a month now and the gravity is at 1.008 the airlock doesn't move ,however I see alot of...

After a long battle getting a fridge into my basement , I realise my stc-1000 didn't come with a probe. *Pause for irony * I was wondering if its possible to wire a fridge probe to the stc-1000.?

It seems stupid to ask , however I'm trying to free up space in my basement/brewing lab Right now I have 2-3gallons batches of lager. Would there be any harm in transferring both of them into the same 6 gallon carboy for the secondary.?

We all hear that yeast will break down waste material to clean up our brews. I was curious what this waste material is

I was always told not to use copper fittings when making a mash tun, however when I look up how to make a manifold for my mash tun it is all done in copper, unfortunately I can not find c-pvc fittings where I live .

I have a nut brown ale that is require to fermentation for 28 days . should I rack to a secondary after 14 days or keep it in the primary .

I want to make this maple cream ale However I'm confuse with the light lager is it asking me to add in beer ? 50L Ingredients 1.5 litres light lager 2.0 litres MEQ 0.75 litres pure maple syrup 2.0 litres glucose 1.2kg dextrose 1kg malto dextin 250g Munich malt Hops 35g Tettnanger 25g Willamette...

Long story short , last min decision to use the remaining sparge water in my mash tun to make a small batch of beer. However now that it is new year eve ,all the brew shops close early. My question is what can I do with this boil down wort so it doesn't get infected. I don't have fridge space...

Was having a good brew day , until I left to go to the washroom and my brew partner decided to dump 3 litre of second running into the carboy. Beside having a gravity reading of 1.060 I got 1.080.!!!! Now i am wondering if this will also change the taste of my beer.?

Planing on making a winter ale and the recipe ask for white chocolate, everything I read on the net is very vague. I understand due to the oil and other flavors in the chocolate can cause problems. I wonder if extract is a better route.

Was sampling some of the condition beer as I was bottling it and found that it is not close to what it should be. Everything was done bang on up to this point. Not sure if it is me or if carbonation will bring out more of the flavour.

I need help to break down this recipe for a 5 gallon batch. I'm also a little confuse on when or how to add the light lager & meq would I add it to my wort or straight to my carboy.? Granville maple cream ale Alcohol volume: 4.8% (approx). Volume: 50 litres* Ingredients 1.5 litres light lager...

Pre-frementation I had 1.060 after 2 weeks I keep getting -1.030. What does this mean. I can't find any info about a negative reading and how would I throw this into a calculation .?

I was racking to my secondary fermentation and didn't realise I put the wrong size hose on when I transfer my cider, long story short I injected a lot of oxygen into my cider. I'm assuming my cider is ruin.?

Was having trouble trying to keep the temperature down in my basement . so I got a tub filled it with salt water wrap a copper coil around my carboy and hooked it up to a little pump to circulate the water , which has worked like a charm . However I wonder if the little vibrations from the pump...