Recent content by Jeremy012

Welcome! Looks like we live quite close, good to see others on here from the area.

Wow thanks for the information guys, I'll have to go check the shop out, I went to a brew shop in Taylor where I purchased most of the basic equipment to get me started. At the moment I just started a cider thats fermenting away, but I would like to begin a strawberry wine in the next couple...

Thank you all for the advice, I will make a starter next time to minimize spoiling. The fermentation has started steadily after about 48 hours. I have noticed that the fermentation isn't foaming like others i've made, but this is most likely due to it being a cider. Room temp is between 62-68...

Alright Thank you. I guess there probably are differences in the aggressiveness of fermentation depending on if you use fresh fruit vs juice. If it turns out well I'll shoot for a 5 gallon batch next time :dg

Yesterday I started a batch of hard cider. For the recipe I used: - 1 gallon of 100% pasteurized cider - 2 cups of brown sugar - yeast nutrient - Red Star champagne yeast First I sanitized everything thing, heated up a little juice on the stove to dissolve the brown sugar into, poured...

Thanks for the suggestion! The patience side of brewing is quite difficult to get used to. Lately I have been considering looking into a beer kit, but I am not sure due to the lack of space I have. I am currently in college living in an apartment. Being 24 it is hard to find people my age that...

Yea the hydrometer is great.. definitely fragile. Actually it's not a kit, this is my first try at making wine so I used the simple welch's grape juice method. I enjoy it very much and I am going to look at some kits to for my next batch.

Ok here is an update.. I received the hydrometer yesterday, took a reading and it was .998. I took one more today and it was still at .998. So does this mean I can now add my Sodium Benzoate to stabilize the wine before I bottle it? Thanks Jeremy

Thank you for the quick responses and advice! I will let you know what the readings are once I receive the hydrometer.

Ok, I will warm it up and let it continue. I have not taken any readings yet because I do not own a hydrometer. However, I have one on order, so I will have to learn how to use it and take some readings.

Thank you for the welcomes and help! Would you recommend I remove the batch from the fridge to continue fermentation? Also if I did, is it ok to continue to let it ferment even though I siphoned it into a new container?

This was my first time making a batch, so I used a simple process I saw on youtube on a guys channel called craigtube. The process starts by buying one gallon of any 100% juice, you add your sugar, yeast, and nutrient to the juice. Then it ferments for two weeks before you choose to drink it, or...

Hey guys, I am 24 years old from Northville Michigan. I've been interested in brewing homemade wine for awhile now and I just started my first batch two weeks ago. I just did the simple welch's grape juice method to get the hang of it. Today I just put the batch in the fridge to kill off the...