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I tried out this recipe: http://stillspirits.com/pages/making-alcohol-without-distilling But the fermentation never seemed to start. (It's been 2 days.) Is there anything I can do to fix it? I've got a packet of EC1118 yeast, but I don't know if that will help kickstart it or not.

I'm a home brewer (very much a novice) and I also write software. (I've been brewing different beers, ginger ale, kombucha, water kefir, and milk kefir. I'm about to embark on trying a liquor brew with Turbo yeast. A lot of what I brew is just experimentation on my part - I do much of my...

I've got a batch of ginger ale brewing with Lalvin EC-1118 yeast: http://www.lalvinyeast.com/EC1118.asp How long does this yeast take before I should consider it done & bottle it? I'm using a 30 L fermenter filled to 23 L. I've seen people talking all the way from 9 days to over 23, so...

The sterilizer that I get at the local home brew shop lists the active ingredient as 3% hydrogen peroxide. Can I simply use hydrogen peroxide from the local chemist/pharmacy? (It's a lot closer & easier to get to.)