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Lowering Est FG before Brew

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New to cider making and have some questions

fermentation cider

answered yesterday rob 361

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Should I be worried about bottle bombs?

bottling

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Refractometer correction for cider making

cider gravity-reading refractometer

asked Jul 31 at 11:56 HomeBrew 157

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Fermenter bucket still a bit rank after several cleanings

cleaning fermenter oxiclean

answered Jul 30 at 19:51 brewchez 35.7k

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Dilemma whether it is MOLD on kombucha with green section

fermentation secondary-fermentation kombucha mold

modified Jul 29 at 16:14 Hunt 131

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Is it fine to add beet root for colouring in the middle of fermentation?

wine first-time-brewer brewing country-wine

answered Jul 29 at 14:28 rob 361

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Air distiller - attempting to turn bottled wine into spirits

wine

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Chlorine taste in 3 batches 🤬

fermentation bottling water

answered Jul 27 at 13:22 farmersteve♦ 2,952

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What's a good first equipment buy after a basic starter kit?

equipment kits

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How can I ascertain ABV and/or Brix of a mixed fermentation using only specific gravity measurements?

sugar alcohol-content kombucha

answered Jul 26 at 12:31 rob 361

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How low can a beer's final gravity be?

beer all-grain final-gravity

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Set up of keg / beer tap at home

keg pressure

answered Jul 22 at 20:13 rob 361

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Is my ginger beer safe to drink?

fermentation ginger-beer safety

answered Jul 22 at 19:10 rob 361

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Brewing cheap beer for use in garden not drinking?

beer recipe

modified Jul 21 at 16:01 rob 361

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Expired seamoss, need answers

help

answered Jul 21 at 15:10 rob 361

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Stalled mead fermentation

mead stuck-fermentation

answered Jul 20 at 18:48 rob 361

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Can I Complete A Cider Homebrew Without Nutrients While Keeping A Decent Flavour?

cider yeast-nutrient

modified Jul 19 at 15:07 Community♦ 1

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Activity in fermenter has increased suddenly after 2 weeks, why?

fermentation bottling specific-gravity beginner

modified Jul 19 at 8:04 Community♦ 1

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Can I move the beer to another location while its fermenting?

fermentation yeast wort fermenter

answered Jul 16 at 21:04 rob 361

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Chocolate stout stuck at 1021

bottling stuck-fermentation stout final-gravity high-gravity

answered Jul 16 at 8:54 Mr_road♦ 6,340

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Should I boil a hopped malt extract prior to fermentation?

wort extract malt first-time-brewer

modified Jul 16 at 8:47 Mr_road♦ 6,340

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Should I Replace Blown Out Wort

primary-fermentation

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How careless do I need to be to make poisonous, yet drinkable, beer?

beer

modified Jul 15 at 8:30 Reed -SE is a Fish on Dry Land 121

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Didn't reach expected FG. Should I postpone bottling? Also: It looks weird!

yeast temperature contamination ale final-gravity

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Did I kill my Ginger Bug?

ginger

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Stopped fermentation wine

fermentation first-time-brewer stuck-fermentation

answered Jul 13 at 16:32 rob 361

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Estimating Alpha Acids of Home Grown Hops

hops dry-hop techniques ingredients

answered Jul 11 at 3:44 Max Power 111

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Wine fermentation containers and headspace

wine secondary-fermentation primary-fermentation headspace

answered Jul 9 at 23:22 farmersteve♦ 2,952

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48 hours into ferment. Fermenter temperature is 73°F. Should I cool it?

fermentation beer fermentation-temperature first-time-brewer ipa

answered Jul 9 at 7:37 Peter Cotton 441

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Stuck ferment - gingerbeer - or just strange yeast?

fermentation yeast ginger-beer yeast-nutrient

answered Jul 7 at 10:54 dmtaylor 2,487

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Sour tasting cider with bits floating on top

cider sour

answered Jul 5 at 13:31 dmtaylor 2,487

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Eggwhite as finings?

finings

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Beer fermentation runs real warm and dropped gravity real fast

beer fermentation-temperature specific-gravity

modified Jul 3 at 13:32 Philippe 4,371

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Turbo Yeast for making wheat beer

yeast beer

modified Jul 3 at 13:23 thesquaregroot♦ 1,870

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c02 production during secondary fermentation

fermentation wine

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Impact of different gravities for the same ABV

fermentation wine specific-gravity alcohol-content fruit-wine

answered Jun 30 at 1:49 dmtaylor 2,487

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Grainfather Glycol Chiller

troubleshooting chilling

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Orange wine - do these recipes make sense?

wine fruit fruit-wine

answered Jun 29 at 8:08 Kingsley 1,775

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Can cider ferment in under a week?

fermentation yeast cider fruit

answered Jun 28 at 16:32 farmersteve♦ 2,952

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How can I rebottle my kombucha without losing carbonation?

bottling carbonation kombucha

answered Jun 26 at 2:40 dmtaylor 2,487

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Clearing using finings during racking prior to bottling - will there still be enough yeast for second fermentation?

secondary kits trub finings

modified Jun 25 at 17:51 Philippe 4,371

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Low attenuation beer good enough for bottling

fermentation beer final-gravity attenuation

answered Jun 25 at 17:49 Philippe 4,371

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Fermenter foaming over

yeast krausen pitch

answered Jun 24 at 12:59 andy 176

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What should I do after the primary fermentation of my cider?

cider first-time-brewer brewing cloudy

answered Jun 24 at 12:58 andy 176

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Any supplies I should I have some “extra” of?

equipment first-time-brewer problems

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Recommended duty cycle for commercial refrigerator?

refrigerator

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What is ageing in terms of chemical bonds?

wine aging chemistry

modified Jun 21 at 13:27 dmtaylor 2,487

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