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I just made a ginger beer kit two days ago, 1/2 and 1/2 alcoholic and non alcoholic (for the 12 year old) and pitched all the yeast, put the half in a 3 gal fermenter, and after the 3 hours bottled the non alcoholic half into swing top grolsch bottles. I checked the alcoholic one today, and...

I don't like the taste of mine... yet.

I'll bring it down a bit; 42... I remember my Dad's Armstrong Sidley Sapphire, and carless days in the fuel shortage. B&W TV for sure; (not much of a tv fan here). Buying bread and milk for small coins from the dairy. Getting 10 lollies for 1 cent! WOW!

Is this yeast in pellets? Or something? I'm trying to find someone over here who has it, and no luck so far :-( Not sure what is so 'special' about it (sorry for being not so quick)... ie is it the type of yeast ProRestart Uvaferm 43 or the fact that it is Encapsulated Thanks!

Do you just 'scrunch' the pipe screens in there, or do you put them across the bung indent, so that they form a flat screen?

Not sure how to find that post Tom? I'm curious also!

What is this strainer you are using?

I'll be in the nothing camp also. But I'll have my family for the day; which makes it a big something!

Sounds like a happy ferment to me!

I've done them all with Lalvin 71B-1122 (aka Vintners Harvest MA33)

I don't think there is a norm. I follow the DB recipes pretty closely. But I don't sweeten as a norm anymore. Most (if I do) is only 1tsp per bottle. To me that is a sweet wine! To others, it is not. My preference is for heavy dry reds. Amarone, Syrah etc. But I LOVE my fruit wines, and make...

Racked the Dragons (blueberry) Blood, 23L batch. Man it's quite hard to lift that at the end! Put shrink caps and labels on the Dragons Blood (previous batch bottled on Friday) Racking Wine Expert Napa Valley Syrah now :HB Then bottling the last Plum Port into 375ml bottles...

Yours are certainly yellow plums, but they are definitely not loquats.

I've got lemongrass growing on the deck. I think I have my next batch sorted ;)

Can a yeast start too vigorously? Only if your bucket isn't big enough :i