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... buckets they ferment most of the way to dry in the buckets (around 5 - 7 days) and then they have no problem fermenting to dry after racking them to the carboy and adding a fermentation lock. Maybe ...
... rice by filtering it through cheese cloth or a fine sieve (some winemakers simplify the straining process by fermenting the rice in a large cheese cloth bag from the outset, but I haven't had much lu...
... 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 airlock...
...g more yeast or rousing. How much boiled yeast nutrient or energizer do you typically add to unstick a once fermenting beer? What is the difference between the two?...
... a 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 wh...
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.
...iques 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 th...
...k for 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.......
...eter 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 ca...
...s anyone who has tried either method have an opinion on whether it is best to use glass or plastic (PET type) fermenting vessels - as I have just purchased two 5 litre vessels made from PET plastic, b...
...he amount of yeast originally added, the sugar content, the type of juice, but mostly, the temperature. Juice fermenting in a cold basement may take 10 times longer than in a 75- 80 degree environment...
I've finished my first 3 wine kits with excellent results. I still have 3 more in carboys that are progressing according to plan. One thing I've learned about wine making is that it's difficult to l
...aking book. the yeast is added and nothing seems to be happening, how long does it usually take to start fermenting? whats signs show it is fermenting? and if it it doesnt start fermenting how...
This is probably my 4th or 5th time brewing malt beer and at about 3 days fermenting stage I have noticed a green foamy scum floating on the top. On every other batch before this, there has been a f
...over with cheese cloth and allow to ferment. Starting SG 1.046 I started this batch 1/13/04 and it finished fermenting on the 18th.(SG=0.998) Is this normal? It had a lot of settling in the bottom ...
...nstructions say to add 1 kg of sugar. In the past these would ferment out in between 5 - 7 days in a plastic fermenting bucket and then I would pressure barrel them. However, when I restarted bre...
I have 10 gallons of cider. Just finished fermenting. Should I add the Pectic Enzyme now? Or is it too late? Or should I go with some other clarifier?
My wine has been bubbling away since last autumn. It is still bubbling away. How do I know when to stop it fermenting and how do I stop it please? Also how can I be sure it has stopped, cos I bottle
...of Chardonnay juice from a local vineyard in the Keuka Lake region of New York State in a few weeks. I'll be fermenting it in two 5g vessels with two others used to top-off in subsequent rackings. I...
...structions, and fermentation went well. It`s ready for the conditioning phase. Just to make sure it was done fermenting, I had a taste before putting the beer in the fridge for conditioning. Wanted ...
...his high reading. But either way, here`s where i was now at a crossroads: my book also said, that as soon as fermenting stops it should be bottled ASAP. Now, i don`t like normal ale at all, which ...
... and 3 batches using LME, or a combination of DME and LME. All the beers I have made from DME seem to stop fermenting at 1.03 and no matter what I do (stirring the mess back up into suspention, ad...
I am new to wine making and have just created my first gallon of wine which is fermenting at the moment! I have got one of those plastic fermentation locks. The problem I am having is that the re
We have some late-harvest Merlot grapes fermenting now that will be made into port. We want to make a few bottles (lets say 1 gallon) into a cherry chocolate port. Whats the best way to add these flav
Hello, I am not to this point yet, but was thinking about the second fermenting stage after you transfer your must to the carboy. Since I have never done this before I don't know what to expect as f
Hi again...I'm wondering if with a gallon of grape juice used to top off a 6-gal batch of wine, if I warm up the 2ndary if ferm might kick in again to turn that grape juice portion into wine. Or if I'
...edge and help so far for me, and I turn to it again for some advice. My first kit, a peach wine, has stopped fermenting and my SG is still at 1.045. I've written in here about this kit before, as I ...
...he recipe calls for 70. Does anyone know how much of an affect this will have on my beer?....It is at least fermenting pretty agressively now. Thanks for any info Burnsy...
...it, because I`ve found that it bubbles just fine without it. If it has some sort of important process in the fermenting then I`ll use it....
I am in the process of making some apple wine, not apple cider. Fermenting should be done in a few days. My goal is to take half of the must and turn it into apple brandy. So do I distill right aft
...y wines. lavlin 1118 1 oz yeast energizer apple juice brown sugar to a PA of 12% a tsp acid per gallon fermenting at about 60f or so. -Chris....
I'm a fairly new home brewer and I have a batch fermenting I just threw together with a strong Honey presence in it. I heard of people using honey to prime for carbonation and I was thinking about tr
..., and I'm wondering if that should be a matter for concern. For some reason, the rosé I'm working on now is fermenting very slowly (from kit, ten days now and the SG has dropped from 1.070 to 1.015,...
I have been given a 30 bottle wine kit. I made up 6 bottle kits in the past but for this I believe I need fermenting bin, which I do not have. I have, however, plastic 5 gallon bin of the type used
i got a beer brewing kit for christmas and the recipe said that after my wort has cooled ,put the wort in the fermenter, add my water,then add my yeast starter.....then i should but the air lock on
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