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Whisky refers to a broad category of alcoholic beverages that are distilled from fermented grain mash and aged in wooden casks. Different grains are used for different varieties, including barley, mal
Has anyone used those 5 gallon water bottles for water coolers as a secondary fermenter? Does anyone know of any drawbacks to this practice?
...sing a bucket (primary), glass carboy (secondary) to brew. I have read up on the benefits of the conical fermenter and can`t help but think that the price vs product is very high (e.g: very basic p...
...alcohol. I made it directly in the carboy and covered it with a paper towel as per the instructions. The fermentation went fine for the first 5 or 6 days and then I removed the paper towel and repla...
I`ve been making some heavy brown ale (o.g. around 1065) and it was a really slow fermentation; I had to rouse the yeast on an almost daily basis, despite using a starter culture. More than once I f
...sugar along with yeast.
it was difficult to get a s.p. reading with the cherry's in the primary.
after fermentation i placed the fluid in carboy.
1 year later and 6 rackings the wine has too much...
...a pyment mead? I actually do not know what to make. Last year I made a pyment with white grape juice and fermented with champagne yeast, and the resulting drink is like a dry white wine and is very ...
...y prominent in my area I was thinking about trying to make some concord wine from welchs. upon my initial fermentation, i typically start my wine at about 1.070 on the hydrometer, and then put it in ...
...gallon of water together. I am told that this makes an unpleasing to taste alcohol that is drinkable after fermentation.
Well, I already know that it would taste displeasing, but would it produce a d...
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Has anyone purchased and used this: Affordable Conical w-Racking Port , 6.5 Gallon. Designed for 5-10 g
... secondary fermantation takes place about 4-6 days after pitching.
2. now the beer is moved to another fermenter right? when doing it does it matter if it gets exposed to oxygen? is it better to ...
...ere is the break the skin on every berry to help the juice leach into the water. Place them in the primary fermentor. Add raisins, water, sugar, yeast nutrient, pectic enzyme, acid blend and crushed c...
... wine using this recipe...
http://www.defalcos.com/peachapricot_wine.htm
In part 3 it says to "Cover the fermenter with the lid and air lock or with a sheet of plastic tied down."
Would covering th...
..., it is dry and has a good apple aroma, with some tannin in the mouth.
It seems to be what I want, but it fermented dry.
What are my options to sweeten and carbonate the cider in bottles.
I was thi...
I`m just transferring an apple cider to the secondary fermenter, and thinking ahead to when I will bottle it. I made it by adding cider yeast to store-bought apple juice. Nothing else. (Pure appl
...with a piece of clean, dry tea towel. Put the porcelain pot in a warm place in the kitchen and leave it to ferment for about
4-5 days (if the weather is fine) or for 8-10 days if it's the rainy season...
I read that putting vodka in the airlock during fermentation reduces the possibility of bacteria entering the fermenting wort as opposed to water, which bacteria will grow in. Is vodka in the airloc
...he local supply shop was closed. I ended up having to wait two extra days. When I returned to my primary fermentor (with air lock) with the correct yeast, I discovered it was bubbling. Am I correct...
the longer you leave your beer to secondary ferment the better the brew
... my first homebrew attempt, and (probably not surprisingly) I`m worrying about the progress of my batch`s fermentation. As a complete beginner, I`m using a Beer Machine as the primary fermentation ...
We started our Primary fermentation this past Friday but probably will not be able to get to the pressing for two weeks. Most everything I read state
5-10 days. Is two weeks OK. What will be the af
...leak in the rubber around the airlock. If there isn't a leak however I have very little way to know if its fermenting at all. I have a hydrometer but don't know if its wise to check it now (from what ...
... don't get juice till I'm in at least half way in the formentation. Can I measure it then or wait till the fermentation is done? If I do it the middle of the fermentation, and add the proper amount th...
I have a stuck fermentation that hasn`t responded to adding more yeast or rousing. How much boiled yeast nutrient or energizer do you typically add to unstick a once fermenting beer? What is the dif
This may seem a bit "off the wall" but I am researching if it is possible to essentially prevent fermentation in freshly squeezed grapes; just the opposite of what is desired in making wine. I realize
What exactly is it and is it worth the trouble for a simple home brewer like myself?
I have an Alt in the fermenter. The gas passing through the air lock originally had a normal hoppy, malty, yeast smell. After a couple of days the gas has taken on a sulfury - mild rotten egg odor.
...stions sound a bit dumb.
First of i did everything on the back to the exact instructions, put it in the fermenter. Just wondering with the air lock thingy do i have to put anything in it at all? i ...
...es in Home Winemaking", and was also interested in Jon
Iverson's "Home Winemaking Step-by-Step: A Guide to Fermenting Wine
Grapes". I mostly make grape wines, and I will probably only buy one of these...
...or on bottled juices or frozen to make sure there are no preservatives in it that would prevent yeast from fermenting?
I've heard to stay away from jucie blends also.......
I am creating a wine vat using a conical fermenter with brass fittings (2 piece bulkhead, 90 degree elbow, 3" straight pipe, ball valve and barbed fitting all brass). I searched the WWW and could not
...r w/ instructions and float tube (may want to buy new float tube)
1 glass carboy
1 food grade plastic fermenting bucket (two lids, each w/ hole for airlock)
1 glass blow off tube (use on carbo...
... milled grains, yeast, Irish moss. Followed the directions and sanitized everything. Put the wort in the fermentation bucket (5 gal white plastic) installed the lid and air lock and though it would ...
...utes. The other strange instruction called for stirring the wine after racking to the carboy for secondary fermentation, calling this step an initial degassing.
Both of these steps seem designed to ru...
...kay, did I really screw up, or not? My wort has been in the primary for 2 months. It`s a plastic tup-type fermenter with the fermentation lock in place, although the lid seal might not be the best (...
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