-Gee thanks for the post. I will look at the website. So it seems that lilacs are edible.....but then one would have to wonder if the fermentation can...
Hey - I checked the gallon jugs Monday - the ones that stopped bubbling right after i racked them. The hydrometer read for three of them very close to...
--Oh man, I wish i would have known that when my lilac bush was SO beautiful...gone now. Last year had none, this year lots, do not know about 2004 tho. I...
... Yes, that's about as low as you'll get, there's no sugar left in there for the yeastie beasties to eat. ... It might, it might not. It depends on how high...
... Method one: Dip pesticide-free flowers into a thin (1:1) warm simple syrup. Let dry. Repeat, over and over and over until the flowers are permeated with ...
Thanks for all the good tips. So much to learn and remember! See, the first few batches i made i did not have a hydrometer so who knows HOW high the alcohol...
I sweeten mine right before I serve it. I usually bottle my stuff dry, (less chance of exploding wine bottles or popping corks). Then I can serve what ever...
... Mmmmm... the near end of forever? Basically, as long as they don't dry out to the point of rock-hardness, the syrup-candied ones will last forever. The egg...
That is a real good way of doing it too - just add the sweetner before it's served. So if i keep them dry there is less chance of exploding and i never have to...
Well, that is wonderful. I will make the candied ones to store longer as a treat whenever a friend stops by. Now i have to hope i get some lovely lilacs next...
I have never really stored any wine longer than 5 years or so. That's because I drink it or give it away. brewwitch9 <nibiru@...> wrote: That is a real...
... plan on taking a bottle or two out of each 5 gallon batch and storing it for 5-10 yrs. I will never drink it all myself as i am acturally a very light...
I was thinking of buying the purple grapejuice and making wine out of that. I would like to make it semi sweet and flavored with fruit. Can i make a Sangria...
... Sangria isn't so much as type of wine as it is a type of wine punch. You can make Sangria from almost any wine, although it is traditionally made with an ...
... I have had limited success making small batches of wine out of store-bought, 100% pure, unconcentrated Concord grape juice, but have found that it often ...
I am so glad you told me about the purple grape juice making nasty wine. I was gonna buy it Sat. Wonder why it comes out bad? I am surprised. I will definately...
--Oh, sounds like a bit of a bother to me. I am sort of lazy at times. I think i will get the concentrate at the brew store. I like the idea of the malt syrup....
That is great to know as i have had 2 stuck batches so far, got the vanilla going again by adding more yeast starter. Same for the other. I bet the malt will...
I have my first-ever beer in primary for about 24 hours now. Never having made a beer before, I admit to having been slightly amused by the VERY LOUD!!!...
I wouldn't bother withopening the lid, just replace the liquid in the air lock w/ fresh sterile water and replace it. The foam in the bucket will be reduced...
... be ... yeast ... lock ... sugars ... I don't have a spare airlock :( so I've been popping this one out and rinsing it with hot water several times a day....
In a message dated 7/4/2003 8:02:18 AM Eastern Standard Time, ... Yes. Good reasoning. 8-) CAUTION: Open the lid s l o w l y so you don't pull a partial...
... I would suggest dipping a clean towel in vodka or some other high-alcohol spirit (even rubbing alcohol may work), and placing that over the mouth of the ...
I have never yet had a glass carboy break... but 5 gal glass water jugs may be thinner than carboys. Of course, I don't take any chances... I'm very careful...
Hiya. I mostly lurk, but since you've all been talking about airlocks, I thought I'd ask about what's been bugging me recently. I have a gallon of tropical...
... sell at the brew store or the same? Hard to tell just by lookingl. I do have just one i got at brew store - was $22 and the water jugs are $10 so obviously...
