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@RPh_Guy My brewing room has water on the floor & I have a dehumidifier running at all times. Could this have affected my wine/pellicle at all? Didn't think about it until now.

Just looked up pictures of pellicle, it definitely looks like that! Sounds like I got a free batch of wine. I think I'll still make brandy or vodka out of it, though Here's an image: https://i.stack.imgur.com/UcUoi.jpg

Went ahead with the process. Transferred to the carboy, added the juice. Wine doesn't look bad & smells fine. Should make some fine brandy or vodka. I'll post an update in 11 days when I distill

It has not finished fermenting. Only the first step has been done. The "wine mash" (or whatever you call the liquid in early stages of wine making) smells fine. I don't mind it having a bad flavor especially if I am making a stronger alcohol from it. Just worried about getting sick if it has...

Not interested in vinegar, luckily the wine still smells fine!

Hey guys I started a wine kit a couple weeks ago unfortunately I found a film layer at the top. After sending a pic to the place that sold me the kit, they are giving me a new kit. Anyways before I pour it down the toilet, wondering if I could use it for anything? I have my own distiller. Is...

Bought myself a miller, some water & a book on brewing. Also put my hops in the freezer. Thanks everyone for the advice, I'll hopefully post back here in 2-4 weeks, less foolishly this time.

I've never heard of glass carboys breaking, tbh I was really hoping to use one of my glass carboys

I understand from reading these forums and other places, the tap water discussion is very controversial, some brewers swear it's fine others swear it's not. Sorry for getting too many discussions going at once..

"What's in the little bag in front of the grain, is that your hops? Those should be stored in the freezer. (that's the least of your problems right now, but will be a problem later)" Not trying to argue but the guy at the brewery store said the hops do not need to be in a freezer. Are they...

That's what I thought but a comment above says to boil after mashing: "Mill the grains. Mash the grains for 1 hour at 150*F. Drain into a boil kettle. Boil for 1 hour with hops (this is the step where you kill all the nasty stuff that will ruin your beer). *After boiling is complete, you...

What temperature should the mash be boiled at? Do I need to be careful about the mash getting too hot (E.g not hotter then 158F) if I'm boiling for an hour afterwards anyway?

I was using the BIAB method, such as the one used in this video: I'll mill the next batch and use the 3 piece airlock and a Carboy

Sorry for confusion, nothing was ever boiled. nothing was milled and I do not have cooling wort. I transferred from the pot to a plastic bucket, then added the yeast.

The grain was not milled. The package says that it's a 'Grain malt', does that mean it's already milled? Nothing was ever boiled. The temperature was brought slightly higher so that when the grains went in, the temperature dropped to ~151. I forgot to add that I did add yeast at the end of...

Hey guys, I just tried my first SMASH home brew (I've done from a bag a few times, but never from scratch) a few days ago and unfortunately I checked on it today and it was disgusting. A film layer on the top, I believe some mold formed too. I had to dump it out. Before trying again I'd like to...

Thanks for the advice, I was for sure planning on doing multiple batches and combining in my fermentor

Tbh I havn't measured yet, it's an old one my parents had laying around. I'd guess around 10L-15L.

I'm looking to do my first brew that's not from a kit. I have a pretty big pot, however It is smaller than 20L. Can i take a recipe such as this one: https://www.tapsmagazine.com/a/, half the amount of grains and half the water used (Both sparge water and boiling water at the beginning)?

I ended up buying the 55LB of malt. They had a sale so it costed $40. However to answer your question, I was planning on malting at home following a guide such as this one: http://beersmith.com/blog/2009/12/05/malting-barley-grain-at-home/