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So i was just wondering if there's any benefits to aging my cider before freeze concentrating it or does it end up more or less the same end product?

So i just finished my cider press and went to town on a few hundred pounds of apples and some pear. I was happy to find i have a pretty tasty juice, i'm not sure of the variety but id liken it to that of a granny smith, sweet, smooth and lacking any real noticeable tartness. The pear is a 50/50...

So I did 5 gal batches of welches white grape/peach and grape/raspberry and I've racked once and are both are now pretty clear so I decided tasting was in order. I was happy to find that the delicate peach and raspberry flavor had come through quite well in the dry wine. I don't care for dry so...

So me, a few friends and the bride were at the bar and were trying to come up with a few ideas for the wedding party to enter to. The wedding party is made up of all close friends on both sides in our 20's, so we want to do something fun and out of the ordinary. Our best idea of coming in on the...

So ive done some looking and i cant find anything on bottling still wine in beer bottles. I know the corks applies pressure and i could force carb a small amount to match that possibly? Ive done carbonated wines in them and i was wondering if i could use them as well for still wine and what i...

Just saw gatorade bottles were no 1 plastic. Is it smart/realistic to attempt to use them for freezing? I just wanted to experiment and possibly get some experience before I get around to buying the little plastic vials and trying to freeze yeast like normal people

So I did my first hard cider today and used ec-1118. And I'm wondering what temps produce the "best" cider with this yeast? Anyone that has experience using this yeast and wants to share advice it's greatly appreciated!

So im looking to make something that would be ready to drink pretty soon. So a wheat beer had come to mind, something new for me. The more i thought about the more ideas i had and the yeast cake of 838 ill have shortly from my helles. Im also a fan of a good IPA. So i guess what im looking...

So im thinking about making a smoked pumpkin ale. Gonna try for a light smoke, just enough to remind you of a wood fire in the fall. - 7.5 lbs. Rahr 2-row pale - 2.5 lbs. German Munich Malt - .5 lbs. Briess Caramel 80 - .25 lbs. Briess Caramel 60 ~ 8 lbs roasted pumpkin mash @153 for 1...