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Just sneaking in....drinking my husbands first brew. It's a SUPER mild, corn based beer. I don't know what he was thinking. It's not half bad, but almost like a domestic. He hasn't named it. I'm calling it, get it out of my keg so I can put the good stuff back.

Finally back to brewing after vacationing. This weekend is a couple different ciders and cream of three crops. 20 gallons total.

Trying a sour. I've never had one.... I know, shame on me. I knew I was going to have to branch out eventually.

Lengthwise centennial ale. It's our local microbrewery. And my Xmas cider. Clove, cinnamon, and orange in my standard apple cider.

More cider! But now it's time for holiday makeovers! Cinnamon and clove going into this batch.

Glad everything arrived safely! Enjoy. :)

Pasturizing isn't too bad. But yes you can get a drinkable cider in that time frame. Hell, more than drinkable, downright tasty. :) I make one with 5 gallons of tree too apple cider 2lbs of brown sugar Yeast nutrient and white labs california ale yeast. It's not clear because of the juice I...

Personally I only do large batches when I intend on kegging 5 for myself and bottling for gifts. That's usually around this time of year. Otherwise I stick to 5 gallon batches. I also like to make 10's when I am using a tired and true recipe. Something I know is going to turn out spectacular. :)

Treats headed to splattsmier!! Sorry for the delay!

I'm just getting back from camping. Whew.... I'll ship out on Friday to splattsmier! :)

24lb bomb landed on my doorstep today from Sandstonecity! Thank you so much! What an excellent excellent box! I did a little dance when I opened it! So much fun, new stuff!

Yes. It was made for a friend with gastric bypass. So I needed to make sure there was no surprise fermentation that would create bubbles

Because I'm paranoid lol. I've been told and read that yeast can remain after a Sorbate addition, they just won't multiply. I learned this AFTER adding the Sorbate to my cider and backsweetening. So, for safeties sake, I decided to pasturize. Extra step, no big deal. Hell, if Sorbate and...

I used cloudy cider from the start. Tree top brand. These puppies are crystal clear now. I had cold crashed and added Sorbate, and the yeast fell out if solution. See why I'm so confused. I don't know what happened but I lke it! Lol I'll have to open a bottle, but I don't wanna waste it. I'll...

Boys, help me...does pastuerization help clear cider? The bottle on the left is noticeably more clear than the bottle on the right. Although the picture does it no justice. This is my first time pasturizing cider, normally I just keep it cold. But I needed these stabilized for a camping...

Bachelors across the street. They probably enjoyed the show lol!

Thank you!!

I lost about a gallon. The man was tasked with cleaning it all up to day while I looked on and laughed. It's ok though, cause if you look at my pipeline, I have plenty of cider in the wings. :) I sure like to think I do lol, and so far so good on the reviews of my nakedness!

Awww thanks! I try To have a good time and just smile through it all! Lol But last night was a wreck. Haha.

Intoxicated and cranky..... My keg decided tonight was a good night to explode from the tap connects and the co2 connect. Spraying me with apple cider. Sooooo I'm in the garage screaming and getting soaked in cider. To which my husband comes out and laughs. My rebuttal was to throw my shoe...