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Just shy of a month in and the fruit is beginning to drop. There's one raisin sitting perfectly still one inch below the fruit floating on top. If I hadn't put the airlock on myself I'd swear there was a string holding it up.
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Posted: 9/17/2011 7:27:35 PM
Originally Posted By Seansworth:
Just shy of a month in and the fruit is beginning to drop. There's one raisin sitting perfectly still one inch below the fruit floating on top. If I hadn't put the airlock on myself I'd swear there was a string holding it up.
One more month of waiting. I had most of my fruit fall... and then strangely rise back up to the top. I let my JOAM age for about 4 months - turns out that the barometric pressure was causing fruit to rise and fall. |
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Posted: 9/17/2011 10:19:53 PM
Originally Posted By Ken914:
Originally Posted By Seansworth:
Just shy of a month in and the fruit is beginning to drop. There's one raisin sitting perfectly still one inch below the fruit floating on top. If I hadn't put the airlock on myself I'd swear there was a string holding it up.
One more month of waiting. I had most of my fruit fall... and then strangely rise back up to the top. I let my JOAM age for about 4 months - turns out that the barometric pressure was causing fruit to rise and fall. Mine is downstairs in a cabinet, looked that the bubbler had water, that's it. Not too concerned with it, I'll check it again in 2 weeks. |
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Posted: 9/18/2011 10:17:09 PM
Looks like mine has stopped bubbling, now to wait to bottle another month or so. I am also going to try that Apfelwein recipe.
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Well this weekend I kegged 5 gallons of the Apfelwein and it's actually decent. It starts off appley and finishes pretty dry, like a white wine. I'll see how it changes after carbing and let you all know if you want to know.
As for what you should get to bottle beer and wine, I'm pretty sure you're looking at two different setups. I use to use PET bottles for beer but moving over to kegging was the best thing I've done. |
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Posted: 9/19/2011 1:22:37 PM
Originally Posted By Ken914:
Originally Posted By Seansworth:
Just shy of a month in and the fruit is beginning to drop. There's one raisin sitting perfectly still one inch below the fruit floating on top. If I hadn't put the airlock on myself I'd swear there was a string holding it up.
One more month of waiting. I had most of my fruit fall... and then strangely rise back up to the top. I let my JOAM age for about 4 months - turns out that the barometric pressure was causing fruit to rise and fall. About half of the fruit fell, then last night all but a couple of raisins went back to the top. I'm going to give it a minimum of 2 months in the carboy then either rack it to another carboy for further aging (however long I can put off drinking it ) or straight into bottles. I have two going so I could rack one and bottle the other and start drinking so I can see what the difference is. |
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Got an hard cider that I tried to start yesterday. The recipe was five gallons of 100% apple juice, yeast nutrient and pectin clarifier according to package directions. The yeast was White Labs liquid sweet Mead/Wine yeast recieved from MidWest in the last two weeks. I am at 23 hours since starting it and there is no activity in the airlock. I haven't ran into this problem before, I've always seen activity within 10-15 hours. Should I hit it with another vial of yeast???
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Got an hard cider that I tried to start yesterday. The recipe was five gallons of 100% apple juice, yeast nutrient and pectin clarifier according to package directions. The yeast was White Labs liquid sweet Mead/Wine yeast recieved from MidWest in the last two weeks. I am at 23 hours since starting it and there is no activity in the airlock. I haven't ran into this problem before, I've always seen activity within 10-15 hours. Should I hit it with another vial of yeast??? I would give it another day before freaking out over no bubbler activity. I've had batched go 2+ days without any activity. Good Luck! As for the Apfelwien, carbing it made it a lot better; the original hit of apple has died down a bit but overall the taste is better. Again, this is more of a wine taste than a cider taste, and I had no issues drinking 48 ounces of it yesterday  |
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Well this weekend I kegged 5 gallons of the Apfelwein and it's actually decent. It starts off appley and finishes pretty dry, like a white wine. I'll see how it changes after carbing and let you all know if you want to know. As for what you should get to bottle beer and wine, I'm pretty sure you're looking at two different setups. I use to use PET bottles for beer but moving over to kegging was the best thing I've done. I use the Ed Wort recipe, Except I mix 2 gallons of peach juice and 3 gallons of apple. Then 2.5 lbs dextrose and montrachet yeast. Last year I made some for a holloween party, I figured most of the participants would not like it as dry, so when I kegged, I mixed in a 2 liter of diet 7 Up. It took away the dry taste, without adding fermentable sugars. Not that it mattered. There were only 3 or 4 pints left after the party. |
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Posted: 9/21/2011 1:18:08 AM
It's consistently too hot in my house this time of year for homebrewing. I have to wait until the fall.
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I am currently planning a fermentation chamber. I usually stop brewing around May and cannot start again until October.
I am thinking about rebuilding the work bench in my garage to include a keezer and ferm chamber. I just need to build a shed to store some of the non garage type stuff that is out there. I have way to many hobbies. |
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Posted: 9/21/2011 1:36:06 AM
I just got mine all bottled up
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Posted: 9/21/2011 2:02:58 AM
Tag because I've always wanted to do a Mead.
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Tag because I've always wanted to do a Mead. Do it. It's very easy... but it does take a lot of time! |
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Originally Posted By hungrymonkey:
I am currently planning a fermentation chamber. I usually stop brewing around May and cannot start again until October. I am thinking about rebuilding the work bench in my garage to include a keezer and ferm chamber. I just need to build a shed to store some of the non garage type stuff that is out there. I have way to many hobbies. Kinda the same thing here. I'm looking on CL to see if I can pick up a chest freezer for cheap and use the temp. regulator to control temp  I am fortunate in the sense that I think I'll be able to fit it into the closet that holds all of my brewing stuff.
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Originally Posted By seattleducati: I'm thinking of doing something similar. I don't want to have to stop brewing next summer like I did this time around.
Originally Posted By hungrymonkey: I am currently planning a fermentation chamber. I usually stop brewing around May and cannot start again until October. I am thinking about rebuilding the work bench in my garage to include a keezer and ferm chamber. I just need to build a shed to store some of the non garage type stuff that is out there. I have way to many hobbies. Kinda the same thing here. I'm looking on CL to see if I can pick up a chest freezer for cheap and use the temp. regulator to control temp I am fortunate in the sense that I think I'll be able to fit it into the closet that holds all of my brewing stuff.As for adding the 7-up to the Apfelwein, I think I'll let people add their own if they think it's too dry, but good idea. I actually think it tastes pretty good just carbed up. |
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Started bubbling, with a passion. Little bit of a slow start but this cider is churning away now.
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Racked my sweet mead into a carboy today. It smelled really sweet with a hint of grape. Odd since it's an orange blossom honey.
Almost ready to rack: 
The sweet stuff... had to let it settle for a few minutes as getting the top off of that bucket is a bitch, and causes it to swirl around quite a bit. 
While racking... a nice light yellow color... kinda looks like piss. 
And done racking! I'll likely leave it in here for a month or two, then rack this into another 3 gallon carboy once I have my next batch ready to go into a carboy. I'll probably hold off for a couple more weeks to go pick up more honey, tho. 
If it comes out a bit too sweet (I used a LOT of honey), I may cut it with water into 3.5 or 4 gallons total. I did taste the end of the hose once I was done racking... it tasted pretty good, so I may not fuck with it at all. |
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Posted: 9/24/2011 1:48:18 AM
I just finished whipping up a gallon.
Now the hard part begins.
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Posted: 9/24/2011 1:54:38 AM
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Ok, so some know I do a little homebrewing  here and there but my wild hair has gotten the best of me so I'm gonna be ramping it up and brewing up some stuff, especially since fall is coming. Ciders, Stouts, Ales, and some wine. Hope you guys look forward to my threads and I hope I can bring another poor soul into the homebrewing world.
Ok. Mead... An old world brew. Its basically honey, water, and whatever fermented into wine. Today there are hundreds of different recipes and ways to make it but this one is simple. Today I am doing a rough, old world recipe that is quick, easy and fun. Here we go. Here is what you will need for the 1 gallon recipe. 3 1/2 lbs of pure honey (1) large Orange (1) handful of raisins (1) stick of cinnamon (1) clove (1) packet of bakers, Ale, or Wine yeast. http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q262/Texan6326/IMG_0697.jpg Fill the carboy with dissolved honey on warm water. http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q262/Texan6326/IMG_0698.jpg Cut the orange into 8 pieces then dump into carboy with cinnamon, clove, and raisins http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q262/Texan6326/IMG_0699.jpg http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q262/Texan6326/IMG_0700.jpg Fill the carboy to the top with luke warm water (3'' from the top to allow for blow off) then shake or aerate as I did with a drill to mix water and honey. When its room temp, pitch the yeast. give gentle swirl and install the airlock. Then let mother nature do its damn thing.
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q262/Texan6326/IMG_0701_1.jpg http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q262/Texan6326/IMG_0702.jpg That's it. Easy huh? place in a dark corner for two months and either rack to a secondary carboy for a clearer mead or bottle and enjoy then. http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q262/Texan6326/IMG_0703.jpg I didnt even take an OG (original gravity) because its mead and its easy. I will take a final just for kicks.
Enjoy. Update: both are bubbling at a great rate and the activity is very good. I will post pics of the grapefruit and honey recipe I put together last night. It's just 64 oz of grapefruit concentrate with 2 lbs if honey. You can also do the same with strawberries, grape, pineapple and so on. Got a site I can find the necessary items like the bottle and airlock at? |
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A little update... the scent... it's more like a grape soda smell than real grapes. Again odd because the honey is orange blossom. When I tasted the raw honey, you could definitely tell it was ORANGE blossom.
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Originally Posted By EasTexan:
Ok, so some know I do a little homebrewing here and there but my wild hair has gotten the best of me so I'm gonna be ramping it up and brewing up some stuff, especially since fall is coming. Ciders, Stouts, Ales, and some wine. Hope you guys look forward to my threads and I hope I can bring another poor soul into the homebrewing world.
Ok. Mead... An old world brew. Its basically honey, water, and whatever fermented into wine. Today there are hundreds of different recipes and ways to make it but this one is simple. Today I am doing a rough, old world recipe that is quick, easy and fun. Here we go. Here is what you will need for the 1 gallon recipe. 3 1/2 lbs of pure honey (1) large Orange (1) handful of raisins (1) stick of cinnamon (1) clove (1) packet of bakers, Ale, or Wine yeast. http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q262/Texan6326/IMG_0697.jpg Fill the carboy with dissolved honey on warm water. http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q262/Texan6326/IMG_0698.jpg Cut the orange into 8 pieces then dump into carboy with cinnamon, clove, and raisins http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q262/Texan6326/IMG_0699.jpg http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q262/Texan6326/IMG_0700.jpg Fill the carboy to the top with luke warm water (3'' from the top to allow for blow off) then shake or aerate as I did with a drill to mix water and honey. When its room temp, pitch the yeast. give gentle swirl and install the airlock. Then let mother nature do its damn thing.
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q262/Texan6326/IMG_0701_1.jpg http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q262/Texan6326/IMG_0702.jpg That's it. Easy huh? place in a dark corner for two months and either rack to a secondary carboy for a clearer mead or bottle and enjoy then. http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q262/Texan6326/IMG_0703.jpg I didnt even take an OG (original gravity) because its mead and its easy. I will take a final just for kicks.
Enjoy. Update: both are bubbling at a great rate and the activity is very good. I will post pics of the grapefruit and honey recipe I put together last night. It's just 64 oz of grapefruit concentrate with 2 lbs if honey. You can also do the same with strawberries, grape, pineapple and so on. Got a site I can find the necessary items like the bottle and airlock at? www.austinhomebrew.com/ |
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Just racked my two one-gallon carboys.
Lessons learned from my first time racking wine: 1. Sanitary skills in a lab do not relate equally to sanitary skills in a kitchen. 2. I understand why people buy those expensive racking siphons. I will be buying one the next time I do this. 3. I may have used a little too much cinnamon.
After racking I poured a little of what was left into a glass and let the sediment settle down. It's just over a month old and this stuff is fantastic! Supposedly it's supposed to be better as it gets older. I'm not sure if this will last much longer than the month I'm going to make myself wait before opening those carboys. |
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Originally Posted By Seansworth:
Just racked my two one-gallon carboys. Lessons learned from my first time racking wine: 1. Sanitary skills in a lab do not relate equally to sanitary skills in a kitchen. 2. I understand why people buy those expensive racking siphons. I will be buying one the next time I do this. 3. I may have used a little too much cinnamon.
After racking I poured a little of what was left into a glass and let the sediment settle down. It's just over a month old and this stuff is fantastic! Supposedly it's supposed to be better as it gets older. I'm not sure if this will last much longer than the month I'm going to make myself wait before opening those carboys. The flavor will mellow out over time... when I tasted my first batch after a month (didn't use cinnamon, tho) it was VERY hot, but since mellowed out. |
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Ok I've got a question. I made three gallons via three one gallon carboys. I moved one of the carboys to the kitchen about a month after I started it, and left the other two in the closet. Just recently all of the fruit other than some raisin's have fallen in the one I moved. In the other two that have been undisturbed nothing has fallen. I don't notice bubbling from any of them when I moved the one.
Did moving it mess anything up, or has the fruit not fallen in the others for some other reason? I figured that maybe since I shifted the fruit I dislodged them while the others are just kind of stuck. |
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Originally Posted By n3awalk3r:
Ok I've got a question. I made three gallons via three one gallon carboys. I moved one of the carboys to the kitchen about a month after I started it, and left the other two in the closet. Just recently all of the fruit other than some raisin's have fallen in the one I moved. In the other two that have been undisturbed nothing has fallen. I don't notice bubbling from any of them when I moved the one. Did moving it mess anything up, or has the fruit not fallen in the others for some other reason? I figured that maybe since I shifted the fruit I dislodged them while the others are just kind of stuck. I think barometric pressure does have effect on when the fruit and stuff drops. I wouldn't want to leave it in for more than a month or two. I left mine in for several months, and last I tasted it, it had a bit of bitterness to it. I need to get off my duff and bottle the first four gallons I made... they'll be 10 months old soon. |
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Glad this is still going.
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Originally Posted By n3awalk3r:
Ok I've got a question. I made three gallons via three one gallon carboys. I moved one of the carboys to the kitchen about a month after I started it, and left the other two in the closet. Just recently all of the fruit other than some raisin's have fallen in the one I moved. In the other two that have been undisturbed nothing has fallen. I don't notice bubbling from any of them when I moved the one. Did moving it mess anything up, or has the fruit not fallen in the others for some other reason? I figured that maybe since I shifted the fruit I dislodged them while the others are just kind of stuck. I had my two carboys sitting right next to each other. After it was mentioned in this thread that barometric pressure plays a part in when the fruit rises and falls I started paying attention and yes, it does. My two carboys were rarely in sync though. You're probably fine. |
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oh yeah, tag indeed.
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Originally Posted By hungrymonkey:
I am currently planning a fermentation chamber. I usually stop brewing around May and cannot start again until October. I am thinking about rebuilding the work bench in my garage to include a keezer and ferm chamber. I just need to build a shed to store some of the non garage type stuff that is out there. I have way to many hobbies. I had to double check the avatar to be sure I didn't type this! |
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GoatBoy said that if we show support, he'll create a subform.
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My only question is bottling. I was just thinking I could siphon from the carboy into another clean carboy with a cap and just drink/ pour from it like a regular jug of cider. But I was told this may be bad and I should bottle it. Just siphon it into bottle and cap? This will be my first attempt at brewing anything.
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My only question is bottling. I was just thinking I could siphon from the carboy into another clean carboy with a cap and just drink/ pour from it like a regular jug of cider. But I was told this may be bad and I should bottle it. Just siphon it into bottle and cap? This will be my first attempt at brewing anything. Sorry if that was asked already. The only thing I see potentially wrong with this is that you could get infection, then the remaining batch would be not so good. How much are we talking about here? If you're just making 1 gallon batches then I don't see a problem with this because you'll probably drink that in a day or two. If it's a 5 gallon batch, that might be a problem. |
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Originally Posted By mjohn3006:
My only question is bottling. I was just thinking I could siphon from the carboy into another clean carboy with a cap and just drink/ pour from it like a regular jug of cider. But I was told this may be bad and I should bottle it. Just siphon it into bottle and cap? This will be my first attempt at brewing anything. Sorry if that was asked already. The only thing I see potentially wrong with this is that you could get infection, then the remaining batch would be not so good. How much are we talking about here? If you're just making 1 gallon batches then I don't see a problem with this because you'll probably drink that in a day or two. If it's a 5 gallon batch, that might be a problem. Plus, it would be tough to keep pouring mead from a 5 gallon carboy! |
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Originally Posted By HUMONGO:
Originally Posted By seattleducati:
Originally Posted By mjohn3006:
My only question is bottling. I was just thinking I could siphon from the carboy into another clean carboy with a cap and just drink/ pour from it like a regular jug of cider. But I was told this may be bad and I should bottle it. Just siphon it into bottle and cap? This will be my first attempt at brewing anything. Sorry if that was asked already. The only thing I see potentially wrong with this is that you could get infection, then the remaining batch would be not so good. How much are we talking about here? If you're just making 1 gallon batches then I don't see a problem with this because you'll probably drink that in a day or two. If it's a 5 gallon batch, that might be a problem. Plus, it would be tough to keep pouring mead from a 5 gallon carboy! Lol. Should have thought about that. I was planning on 1 gallon batches. But is it as simple as siphoning it into a cleaned one of these and that is it? |
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Originally Posted By HUMONGO:
Originally Posted By seattleducati:
Originally Posted By mjohn3006:
My only question is bottling. I was just thinking I could siphon from the carboy into another clean carboy with a cap and just drink/ pour from it like a regular jug of cider. But I was told this may be bad and I should bottle it. Just siphon it into bottle and cap? This will be my first attempt at brewing anything. Sorry if that was asked already. The only thing I see potentially wrong with this is that you could get infection, then the remaining batch would be not so good. How much are we talking about here? If you're just making 1 gallon batches then I don't see a problem with this because you'll probably drink that in a day or two. If it's a 5 gallon batch, that might be a problem. Plus, it would be tough to keep pouring mead from a 5 gallon carboy! MEAD-BONG! |
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Posted: 10/6/2011 1:40:36 PM
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My only question is bottling. I was just thinking I could siphon from the carboy into another clean carboy with a cap and just drink/ pour from it like a regular jug of cider. But I was told this may be bad and I should bottle it. Just siphon it into bottle and cap? This will be my first attempt at brewing anything. Sorry if that was asked already. The only thing I see potentially wrong with this is that you could get infection, then the remaining batch would be not so good. How much are we talking about here? If you're just making 1 gallon batches then I don't see a problem with this because you'll probably drink that in a day or two. If it's a 5 gallon batch, that might be a problem. Plus, it would be tough to keep pouring mead from a 5 gallon carboy! Lol. Should have thought about that. I was planning on 1 gallon batches. But is it as simple as siphoning it into a cleaned one of these and that is it? Cleaned and sterilized. Pick up some StarSan and you're pretty much good to go. Honestly, I went to kegging and that's the only way to brew. I was ok with bottling until I got my corny kegs, now I don't ever see going back. The only time I use bottles now is to suck out what's left after I fill the keg. But like you said, you're only doing 1 gallon batches, so I think you could bottle or just drink out of the jug, hillbilly style. Just an fyi, 5 gallons of brew lasts me anywhere from 1-3 weeks depending, so 1 gallon should disappear pretty quick. |
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Posted: 10/6/2011 2:05:36 PM
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Originally Posted By seattleducati:
Originally Posted By mjohn3006:
Originally Posted By HUMONGO:
Originally Posted By seattleducati:
Originally Posted By mjohn3006:
My only question is bottling. I was just thinking I could siphon from the carboy into another clean carboy with a cap and just drink/ pour from it like a regular jug of cider. But I was told this may be bad and I should bottle it. Just siphon it into bottle and cap? This will be my first attempt at brewing anything. Sorry if that was asked already. The only thing I see potentially wrong with this is that you could get infection, then the remaining batch would be not so good. How much are we talking about here? If you're just making 1 gallon batches then I don't see a problem with this because you'll probably drink that in a day or two. If it's a 5 gallon batch, that might be a problem. Plus, it would be tough to keep pouring mead from a 5 gallon carboy! Lol. Should have thought about that. I was planning on 1 gallon batches. But is it as simple as siphoning it into a cleaned one of these and that is it? Cleaned and sterilized. Pick up some StarSan and you're pretty much good to go. Honestly, I went to kegging and that's the only way to brew. I was ok with bottling until I got my corny kegs, now I don't ever see going back. The only time I use bottles now is to suck out what's left after I fill the keg. But like you said, you're only doing 1 gallon batches, so I think you could bottle or just drink out of the jug, hillbilly style. Just an fyi, 5 gallons of brew lasts me anywhere from 1-3 weeks depending, so 1 gallon should disappear pretty quick. Starsan –– love the stuff! "Don't fear the foam" seems to be their motto, meaning, it's not a soap so you don't have to worry about ingesting the foam and having it be bad for you. I believe it's actually a type of phosphorus similar to what is put in soda and candy if I recall the company info correctly. So yes, I agree with you, cleaned and sterilized. People do need to know though that even though Starsan is foamy it is a sanitizing agent but not a detergent. It won't clean off debris like soap will. So anyone using the stuff needs to clean the surface first and then sanitize with Starsan. |
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Posted: 10/6/2011 3:02:15 PM
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Look what you bastards made me do!!!:
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Posted: 10/6/2011 3:57:45 PM
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Posted: 10/7/2011 1:30:31 PM
So I got two 1 gallon carboys because I want to do the OP recipe and an experiment.
I really want to do a pumpkin mead. Do you think if I followed the OP recipe but instead of oranges and raisins, I used a can of pumpkin, it would work? I went poking around online and found some similar ideas, people seem to suggest boiling the pumpkin before fermenting. |
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Posted: 10/7/2011 1:41:05 PM
Originally Posted By mjohn3006:
So I got two 1 gallon carboys because I want to do the OP recipe and an experiment. I really want to do a pumpkin mead. Do you think if I followed the OP recipe but instead of oranges and raisins, I used a can of pumpkin, it would work? I went poking around online and found some similar ideas, people seem to suggest boiling the pumpkin before fermenting. Now that I have some empty carboys, I think I'll try this as well. If you come up with a recipe in the next few days post it. If not when I get ready to start it I'll come up with something and post what I experiment with. |
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Posted: 10/7/2011 1:54:14 PM
Mead, Welches Grape Pyment and Cider are racked and bottled. The Pyment came out great. Wonderful nose and has to be the best tasting wine I have ever tried, slightly sweet but only slightly. The cider I had to back sweeten to get it drinkable. It was really dry, as in absolutely no sweetness at all. It also took on a slight citrus flavor. My wife loves it, me not so much. The mead is nice but, needs to age.
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Posted: 10/7/2011 4:00:25 PM
Originally Posted By Seansworth:
Originally Posted By mjohn3006:
So I got two 1 gallon carboys because I want to do the OP recipe and an experiment. I really want to do a pumpkin mead. Do you think if I followed the OP recipe but instead of oranges and raisins, I used a can of pumpkin, it would work? I went poking around online and found some similar ideas, people seem to suggest boiling the pumpkin before fermenting. Now that I have some empty carboys, I think I'll try this as well. If you come up with a recipe in the next few days post it. If not when I get ready to start it I'll come up with something and post what I experiment with. I won't get my equipment until probably late next week to do a thing. |
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Posted: 10/7/2011 10:41:20 PM
so I made a batch tonight. Seems to be bubbling just fine. I think I used too much honey though. I think I had over 2 inches of honey in a 1 gallon carboy. Anyway, I put in the cloves, cinn., orange and raisins. Problem is, some of the raisins sank into the honey on the bottom. Am I screwed?
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Posted: 10/7/2011 11:37:18 PM
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so I made a batch tonight. Seems to be bubbling just fine. I think I used too much honey though. I think I had over 2 inches of honey in a 1 gallon carboy. Anyway, I put in the cloves, cinn., orange and raisins. Problem is, some of the raisins sank into the honey on the bottom. Am I screwed? The pic in the OP appears to have some raisins at the bottom too. So you are probably fine. |
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Posted: 10/7/2011 11:38:49 PM
Originally Posted By mjohn3006:
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so I made a batch tonight. Seems to be bubbling just fine. I think I used too much honey though. I think I had over 2 inches of honey in a 1 gallon carboy. Anyway, I put in the cloves, cinn., orange and raisins. Problem is, some of the raisins sank into the honey on the bottom. Am I screwed? The pic in the OP appears to have some raisins at the bottom too. So you are probably fine. Three more days and My batch is done. Raisins have sunk to the bottom.  |
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Posted: 10/7/2011 11:42:25 PM
Yep, Next weekend I'll be sanitizing carboys and racking, then waiting some more.
What about getting the oranges out of the jug? I foresee that being annoying. I had to squeeze and prod them in there |
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