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Simple, I'm going to make doubles of the crates, probably without the cardboard and only the top layer of the twine. Flip it over and place it over the crate with the bottles in it and you can stack another crate on top. Also when you carry a crate to a party you have a spot for people to put...

I've gotten pretty fed up dealing with using old decaying boxes as bottle crates, so I took some measurements off an old Coca-cola crate I have and made my own simple crate. It isn't fancy at all, but it gets the job done and best of all was cheap. $10 worth of materials (with some left...

Crap. I got home this afternoon and pulled two samples. The Batch A was still stalled at 1.030 so into the fridge it went. Batch 1 had a distinctive smell of vinegar. I hit it with campden tabs and threw it into the fridge as well (bad idea?), hopefully I caught it in time. It only has...

First here's what I wanted to do to make two sweet ciders: Batch A: Cider from Twin Creek Farms, PA. Rather sweet, OG 1.061. Wyeast 1332 NW Ale. cold crash at 1.010 Batch 1: Cider from Distillery Lane Cider Works in Jefferson MD. Pretty tangy with a 1.052 OG. Wyeast 4184 Sweet...

Thanks a bunch! I was confused about Kiwi and thought that the Actinidin in kiwi dissolved pectin, so I was really confused as to the need for pectic enzyme. I think the freezer route is going to be the best way for getting the juice out. When you say freeze the cleaned fruit though, do you...

They mainly go for a sweeter wine. I believe what they plan to let it ferment to completion, then backsweeten to where they wanted it. What's the best way to get juice out of so much fruit at once, short of investing in a dedicated press?

My father just got bitten hard by the brew your own bug. I've been brewing my own beer and cider for a while and while I've spoken with him about it I'm not sure what triggered this particular decision of his. First I think a bit of an explanation is needed. My parents live on a lot of land...