Recent content by astebbi1

Nice you sound like me last year, drink on and get into it.. Learning and consistently making better "hooch" is a lot of fun.. I'd recommend investing in a hydrometer and further experimenting with what you can do.. Also, there's cheap alternatives to get most of the equipment/ingredients but...

Looks like it cleared up a bit.. I added that enzyme and I'm feeling more secure about it, It's also really starting to ferment.. I've never used this type of yeast before so I guess that's why it looked a little weird to me in the beginning.. Thanks for the help everyone, the jokes were pretty...

Thanks Js, I actually have some Pectic enzyme, about how much do you think I should add and when??

Yea that's normally what I do I don't really have a bucket other than a water jug to use for primary.. Do you think I should stir it up a bit??

I'm using frozen juice concentrate shouldn't there not be any pectin from that??

I just put it in on top.. I didn't stir it in or anything, I usually don't and it turns out fine.. It just looks a bit unusual this time..

Hey everyone, so I made this batch and pitched the yeast last night.. So far there's no fermentation from what I can tell.. With this recipe I normally get fermentation a few hours after pitching the yeast, but with this batch nothing started and now it looks like this.. I'm mainly...

Thanks I've got some apple wine going right now that could really use some clearing so ill definitely give this a try.. Do you need to wait and retrack to get the egg whites and whatnot out after it clears??

That's amazing I had no idea you could use egg whites to clear.. So that doesn't create any off flavors in the wine?? Also how much egg whites do you add??

Thanks, yea I'm using a PVC racking cane right now probably the same setup as Jswordy suggested -shout out to Jswordy what's up man good to see you're still on the forum- we both dig this video http://youtu.be/opNrEpu-D34 great for beginners and getting a good setup.. I've had pretty good...

That's exactly what I need right now an I'm loving the price! What should I look for at Home Depot, something in the plumbing section??

Im using a hydrometer and looking at the potential abv for readings.. I know its not as accurate and i dont know the conversion right now without looking at the hydrometer but im going with the PotentialABV for a general reading..

Oh also no suffer smell yet from this batch, think I might just be getting lucky..

Yea I'm borrowing a capper from a friend at the moment, nice to know people who are into brewing in my area, and now I just grab bottles for free from the tavern I work at.. The garden hose is all I have at the moment but we are looking for a cheap replacement as soon as we can get around to...

Well it's been about a month and a half and it's still bubbling so I don't think it stalled yet.. I took a hydro reading today and it was down from 15% to 5% which Isn't quite what I was hoping for but I'll still wait it out a little longer. Hah it would be nice though (and a little freaky) if...