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I’m using a wine yeast

Also does fermenting Hard Cider create Krausen (or whatever it is called where it foams up and out of the carboy?)

I’m making hard cider (Ed Wort Recipe) but I’m only doing 1 gallon. I am going to ferment it in the apple juice bottle. It is a big mouth lid opening and none of the airlocks I have will fit. I saw a YouTube video (PawPaw) where he barely unscrews the lids so Co2 can escape. I’m wondering if...

Meant to say all the hops are Cascade

I haven’t brewed beer for a few years, I’ve been making wine and hard cider. I have been growing hops for years and have 8 hop bines (im guessing I’ll end up with 100 hops or so not sure of the lbs) but never brewed with them yet. I am wondering what is a good light IBU beer that I can still...

Hi, yes that OG is correct, but honestly I think my above recipe need a few tweaks, it ends up being way too high of an ABV for me. I’d cut back on the sugar some. Also there are way better yeasts than what I recommended above. I started using English Ale Yeast for Hard Ciders, and I think it...

I made 5 gallons of this banana wine and I agree with @Davedrinksbeer on what he said. Here are my added thoughts... If I remember correctly you will lose a ton of volume to the raisins. But do NOT top off with that much water. I believe you mentioned this is currently in a 6 gallon carboy...

Yes sawdust and jet fuel. But wait 2 years and you will be greatly rewarded. I am just coming up on 2 years and mine tastes like a good white wine. I made 5 gallons as I figured 2 years is a long time to wait and I might as well have more wine.

I’m starting brewing beer after taking 2 years off and instead was brewing wine and hard cider. I realized I need a new brew pot I think that is what it is called? - it’s a big ass pot). My old pot was warped at the bottom and shakes and looks like it is possessed during boil. My wife is scared...

I have 20 gallons of hard Ginger beer I made (4) 5 gallon carboys and I thought I’d like it but the taste doesn’t have enough body- it tastes like water with ginger in it. I could bottle it as beer and slowly drink it, but was wondering if I could just add some sugar and wine yeast and make it...

So excited, I just bottled 5 gallons of banana wine! 14 months in carboy bulk aging, now 8 more months to bottle age. Still tastes hot but figure that will mellow. Here are some photos of the process. Thanks @Yooper!

@MiBeerMan so4 is a beer/cider yeast so you’d end up with cider type not a wine. But you may need to check the sugar you may be over or under. The other thing is that you’ll need to age it for at least 3 months (I do 6 months) for it to taste better. So you’ll have to rack it probably at least...

I’ve done about 30 gallons of Hard Ginger Beer (5 gallons ea) and have never had good carbonation. I’ve checked carb sugar levels, caps, etc. Finally I’ve realized my ABV is too high for the yeast I’ve been using (S0-4 Yeast which ABV Max is around 8%). My Hard Ginger Beer is at 10%. So I have...

Ok thanks! Will there be any issues because it is aluminum? I think my Brewers Best kettle was stainless steel

Was looking to buy a new Brewing Kettle as my old Brewers Best one got warped and now jiggles like a drunk woman at the disco - when I brew. I realized Restaurant Supply Stores probably has large stock pots and sure enough I found one that is 6 gallons and very heavy duty aluminum for $38. Does...

Ok I know this is weird, but after bottling my wine I have one more bottle left that is 3/4 full with wine. I have wanted to try my hand at fortifying wine and though I'd take this opportunity and just screw around and try fortifying just this one bottle. I am ok with this being a best guess...

Thanks guys that helps a lot, I went ahead and returned the brown wine bottles and got clear bottles. On a separate note I was just about to bottle my 5 gallons of banana wine but realized it is not clear any more. I added 5 camden tablets (crushed very well - but not mixed w/ water) a few...

Sorry I was missing a bunch of details, I have updated the original post w/ that info. I myself wondered if the caps are not getting on there tight enough but it seems doubtful all 48 bottles would have a capping issue - as I cap them pretty hard w/ pressure, but it is a cheap feeling capper...

Can’t get Hard Ginger Beer to carb. I’ve made my recipe multiple times and never get it to where it is bubbly when I pour and drink it, it is flat every time. Here’s some info: 5 gallon batch OG: 1.08 FG: 1.0 Yeast: S0-4 Aged 6 months at 65 degrees racked as needed Bottling Procedure: Make...

Ready to bottle 5 gallons of banana wine, should I stick with dark wine bottles? I’d love to show off the color in a clear bottle but won’t be drinking the bottles sooner than 2 years (1 year to age, and another year to drink them all.) Why are rose wines bottle ok in clear bottles?