Brewers of the Known World, greetings. There will be brewing and drumming competitions again at Silver Pass IX, September 3--6 Shire Rio de las Animas. Brewers...
Yeast is a very complicated subject. Just with beer alone, there are choices between liquid and dry, ale and lager (and some that are neither ale nor lager...
I just started my first batch of mead, and am using a Plastic bucket type. It's bubbling along just fine atm. only been bubbling a couple days though. I read...
Maybe you thought I was kidding about the "sweaty horse hair" yeast. Check this out: http://www.morebeer.com/index.html?page=detail.php3&pid=3112 - Edric...
I have only used a bucket once so far for a primary and that was for a rasberry melomel. The fermentation went well. My main concern was not being able to see...
... I generally move my bucket up to racking level (a high counter) at least 24 hours ahead of time. That allows enough time for the sediment to settle back ...
I always syphon into a secondary ( glass) and let sit for awhile so the sediment will settle out. I don't let any of my meads or wine sit on the sediment for...
My frame of reference is beer, so if I give erroneous info for mead, I'm sure someone will correct me. With that said, however, this is what you want to look...
I like carboys for that very reason, being able to see what it going on. However, I sometimes lager in corny kegs, where I cannot see what is going on as...
... Ok I give who was the person that liked a hot horse to find out????? Logan's wife Damianna Who owns two horses and never felt tempted to taste them. ...
At what point do you usually call the fermentation process done for a light ale. When the lock stops bubbling constantly. When the bubbles slow to a certain...
A general rule to follow is the more fermentable sugar the more time. So say you used 6 lbs to 5-6 gallons you should ferment for 5-7 days 6 ++ lbs of sugars...
Well I just kegged some brew that sat on the trub for 8 months after fermentation had stopped and it was fine (I made sure the airlock had solution the whole...
Damion Terrell
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Thank you both, my concern is that I am making an american light beer, I just kegged some German Pilsner that I suspect sat on the troob about a week too long,...
I just drew off a bottle of Silver Pass Blueberry Melomel for the County Fair competition. It'll be interesting to see how the judges' comments compare with...
Deciding when fermentation is done by observing the bubbles in your airlock is a tricky proposition as best. The reason for this is two fold. First, after...
Lagers, like German Pilsners, are a whole other can of worms. The biggest cause of off flavors is temperature control during fermentation. Even just a couple...
Ditto on using gravity readings to determine when the ferment is over... consistent readings over 3 days is what you're looking for. Like Eadric, my ales stay...
I have only done a few lagers, but for those who are interested, this is what its like: When I pitch the yeast (which needs a 1/2 gallon starter at the very ...
Granted this is a historic brewing group and maybe talking about modern brewing technology is out of line. However, I can't contain my excitement; I finally...
Some of the events at Silver Pass IX, September 3--6 Shire Rio de Las Animas, Outlands See the events calendar listing at Outlands.org for directions to the...
Greetings all who participated in the IKBG at this years Pennsic War. I just wanted to take a few minuets to thank all of you for participating in this years...
I'm looking for a recipe for said mead, and not a quick one, a normal once a month racking that has to sit for at least a year one. It could be a recipe for...
I have a Vanilla Mead that is in its 10th month. I made it with a friend's recipe and he has it. I will get the recipe and post it. It is NOT however a ...
Here is a recipe I used for a vanilla metheglin (although I did tweak it to taste before bottling) 12 lbs honey 6 oz Pure Vanilla Extract (I'm not sure if this...
Thanks to everyone who's offered suggestions! I'm planning on starting this in a couple weeks (after a pay day trip to the brewing store, yay!) and I'm really...
Vanilla - Ginger... I made some not long ago and it is ageing.. what I did was, 1 Vanilla bean split and scraped and both scraping and what was left of bean...
Subject: Teachers Needed!!! Estrella War 21 Collegium Greetings to all artisans! For those of you planning to attend Estrella War XXI (2005), please help...
