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Hello everyone. Been a long time since i've posted here. Been brewing alot of beer lately and have done very little wine, mead or cider. Switched gears this past weekend and put together a few new mead batches i've not yet done before. Figured i'd share with my favorite homebrew site :mug...

This recipe I got from a buddy who loves it and highly recommended it. I can't take credit for it. If you have a kegerator, this is the easy and delicious recipe for you. This could also be bottled and pasteurized for carbed sweetness. Taste is crisp apple with a touch of cranberry sweetness...

So this past weekend, I racked my 5 gal batch of cider into my keg on top of poorly crushed campden tablets and potassium sorbate, in order to backsweeten it before I hook it up to CO2. I'm not sure why but I decided it would be fine to poorly crush the tablets and toss it in the keg...

My first kegged beer is a hefeweizen. Same exact extract kit I brewed for my first beer, which I had bottled. When serving the bottled hefeweizen, I pour out the yeast sediment into my glass like I should, for the flavor. It tastes perfect. Since this new batch of kegged hefeweizen is being...

After a few years of making wine, I think i've finally got my first wine infection. After racking my gallon batch of Apple/Cherry into a sanitized carboy for the last time, I topped up with some apple juice. It sparked another small fermentation as expected. I noticed what looks to be tiny spots...

I recently made this as an experiment, just threw in what I thought sounded tastey, and decided that this would be my first recipe worth sharing. Turned out delicious at an early age! It's simple, easy, cheap and drinks very well. For a 1 gallon batch, you'll need the following: (1)...

I've happened accross an opportunity to pick up a free/working fridge. Freezer on top, not a side by side. Naturally, as a brewer, I want to convert it into a 2 tap kegerator so i've begun my research in this forum and via google, pricing out conversion kits. What i'm looking at is a kit from...

Just thought i'd share :D http://www.webstaurantstore.com/21/bulk-honey.html I ordered 10 pounds of orange blossom yesterday.

What's going to be the easiest way to clean out a blow off tube after you're done with it? Good soak in hot water/rinse hot water? Soak in a solution? :mug:

Just a random thought I had. Anyone given this a try? How'd it turn out? This has me curious thanks to the freeze concentrating wine thread. :mug:

There's mostly threads about questions and concerns here. I just wanted mix things up a bit and share my first brewing experience and show my gratitude to this awesome forum :D Sunday I brewed my first beer. Bavarian Hefeweizen extract kit from Northern Brewer with the upgraded 3068 liquid...

Let me start off by stating I did search the forum before making this thread so I apologize in advance if this specific question has been asked more than once. I've ben brewing wine for a few years and am finally about to start my first beer brew. I bought a Bavarian Hefeweizen extract kit...

There may not be a specific answer to my question due to different variables. But generally speaking, how long can you have fruits frozen before they are thawed and used for wines? I have a bag of pears frozen and a tub of muscadines frozen just waiting for me to get to them. How long is too...

I live in Houston and would like to plant a couple grape vines in my backyard and have started trying to do some research. I'm wondering if something like the Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Grigio or Merlot be able to grow and produce in this high heat climate. I'm wondering if they require a certain...

Regular bread yeast from the grocery store. Also referenced in the JAOM recipe in the mead section of this forum. Just curious since i've used this alot when I first started out. Does anyone know what it might be? I've found that a couple of my reliably delicious recipes have turned out very...

Apoligies in advance if there's a thread that already covers this that I can't seem to find.. It seems that i've read a few different ways to utilize fruits in wines during (mainly) primary fermentation. Seems like some crush fruits and place in the primary. Seems like some add in whole or...