Hi there.

I'm coming to the end of my first fermentation and have a quick question.

Both of my batches seem to be coming along well, lots of bubbles rising to the surface. However, the rate of rising bubbles is slower in one than the other - in fact it seems to be slowing down. My question is - if bubbles stop rising, is that an indication that fermentation has ended i.e. the yeast has died or the sugar has all been consumed?

Cheers
Mike

Hi there!

I'm brand new to this - my first batches of cider and (sort of) wine have been bubbling away for a week now!

I just wanted to ask if anyone knows of an accurate way to measure alcohol content? I plan on doing a few batches to experiment and I'm keeping all my recipe details, but I'd like to be able to be able to keep an accurate record of alcohol content as well as notes on taste, flavour etc.

Thanks

I want to ferment some fruit punch, and my mix is plenty sweet, but the yeast is just floating on the top of the liquid, what can I do? This is the same story with my cider which contains: 2 cans concentrate, 1/4 cup honey, 1 cup sugar, 1/2 cinnamon stick, craisins, and vanilla.

I really want a killer recipe for a refreshing hard cider for the summer. I have made a couple batches successfully already, but I would really like to add some flavors under the apple. So far I have thought lemon and ginger, but I would love to hear so different ideas--what sounds like a good refreshing flavor to add?

Recently while perusing the internet, I came across a tutorial on how to ferment Hawaiian Punch :lol: . Being the beverage that it is, there are tons of preservatives that prevent it from being fermented. But apparently if you boil it prior to fermenting and "stir it around to release any sulfur," then it is possible to make it into an alcoholic beverage.

I'm not particularly interested in making alcoholic HP, but I would like to try and ferment soft drinks if possible. Is this tutorial completely ficitious?

My dad has told me that transferring some of the beverage from one bottle to another that is just beginning to ferment, will "jump start" the fermentation process. Is this true? And if so, how much should I add per 2-liter and ill it matter if the beverages are different flavors?

I just received my EZ Caps and I'm almost finished with my first batch of cider. after two days i was checking to make sure they were fermenting when I disturbed the bottle it started hissing none of the other bottles reacted the same. my question is is my cap still good? Is it damaged? I replaced it with a extra cap.

Hello again!

In less than 1 month I have a party and a friend of mine wants a banana + cinnamon hard wine. Bizzarre! I know! but I'll try it.

My plan is to use one liter of Banana nectar. In Spain Nectar is a not-100% juice, I don't know if this word is used in other Countries.

Cinnamon, a little bit of clove and nutmeg.

Sugar, something like 100g (per 1 liter)

Yeast

And let it ferment, measure the initial density, and measure it every 2 or 3 days, if it seems it stops before the 17% add more sugar.

I'm not comfortable bottling this small bomb, I'm pretty sure it could explode if the alcohol % is below the yeast capabilities.
I suppose I will keep it in plastic bottle with the EZ cap during these 3 weeks, filter and clarify it the last days.

any comments, suggestions?

So I am currently residing in New Zealand and of course didn't bring any 2L bottles with me on my trip. They only happen to sell 1.25L, 1.5L, and 2.25L bottles. Does anyone know how I could adjust the measurements for the recipes or if the smaller bottles would affect timing? Thanks.

How would i go about making a hard sparkling ice tea? The ice tea is already in the 2L, bottled and sweetened from the store, do i need to add apple juice to this drink as well? or will a yeast starter from an old cider batch already have enough nutrients in it? or should i add a couple of raisins?

If i do add some raisins in the batch, will the raisin flavour come out into the drink or will it only help to feed the yeast?


Thank you!!