Hi ,You may want to siphon the beer off of the sediment after the foamon top has subsided ( usually within 3 days ) . The sediment canproduce some very bitter flavors in your beer . Just use a vinylhose that has been soaked in weak bleach/water solution and don'tput the end into the sediment .Also , put your beer somewhere dark . Exposure to light is whatproduces the "skunky" smell in Rolling Rock , Heinekin and otherbeers bottled in green or clear glass .Good luck--- "ramjammn" wrote:> I started two 2L bottles of an Amber Ale today.>> 120 ounces of bottled spring water> 9 ounces of John Bull Hopped Amber extract malt> 9 ounces of Light Dry Malt Extract> 1 ounce (It was all I had) of corn sugar>> Boiled mixture for 20 minutes. Cooled in ice bath.> yeast was pitched at around 76deg. I tasted the wort> and it could have been stronger.I will try making> it stronger on my next batch. I put apx 52 ounces> in each bottle. One thing that concerns me is all> the debris on the bottom of each bottle. I will keep> you all posted on results.ORGINAL POSTER: ariesmoon69

Well, I've noticed alot of questions on making a hard lemonade, so Itook the recipe from the Files section and modified it a littlebit. I used about 4 and a quarter cups of sugar, 5 large juicylemons, and 1/4 tsp of yeast (I want it kinda strong (: ). The restof the recipe I followed except I didn't boil the water, I only gotit pretty warm. I squeezed all the juice out of the lemon slicesand put them back in for about 15 mins then squeezed some more andraked the pulp off with my hands. I put it in yesterday about 3pm. I checked it about 5 and the bottle isn't quite as hard as thetwister juice was after 24 hrs, but I can tell the bottle is gettingtighter. I'm gunna leave it for about 6 days then clarify totaste. The lemonade was good before I added yeast. I'm gunna tasteit tomorrow and I'll update you guys then.ORGINAL POSTER: shaggy_64a

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I started two 2L bottles of an Amber Ale today.120 ounces of bottled spring water9 ounces of John Bull Hopped Amber extract malt9 ounces of Light Dry Malt Extract1 ounce (It was all I had) of corn sugarBoiled mixture for 20 minutes. Cooled in ice bath.yeast was pitched at around 76deg. I tasted the wortand it could have been stronger.I will try makingit stronger on my next batch. I put apx 52 ouncesin each bottle. One thing that concerns me is allthe debris on the bottom of each bottle. I will keepyou all posted on results.ORGINAL POSTER: ramjammn

--- "shaggy_64a" wrote:> Let us know how it works compared to the E-Z Caps yeast.> I just got mine today and the only juice I had was some Twister> brand Tropical Fruit Fury. I added a cup of sugar and I got it in> the Waterheater closet right now because the juice was in the> fridge. In about another hour it should be warm enough for the> sugar to dissolve and I'll add the yeast then. If it turns outgood> I'll let everyone know. Wish me luck!>>The Epernay II yeast worked out just fine. It produceda lot more carbonation and ferment times are quite abit slower. The taste of the apple beverage was great.I put my juice containers in warm water and shake themevery now and then. The juice I buy to ferment is notput into the fridge. I have found when it comes outof the store it is in the mid to upper 60's. I warm itit up to around 73 to 75 deg before pouring into the 2Lbottles. I then add the sugar and shake the day lightsout of it until the sugar iscompletely dissolved. This will happen faster if thejuice is closer to 75deg. I also like the clear 2Lbottles so you can see if the sugar is dissolved. Plus,they are nicer to watch your beverage develop.ORGINAL POSTER: ramjammn

Let us know how it works compared to the E-Z Caps yeast.I just got mine today and the only juice I had was some Twisterbrand Tropical Fruit Fury. I added a cup of sugar and I got it inthe Waterheater closet right now because the juice was in thefridge. In about another hour it should be warm enough for thesugar to dissolve and I'll add the yeast then. If it turns out goodI'll let everyone know. Wish me luck!--- "ramjammn" wrote:> I tried some fruit wine yeast that is called Epernay II.> Bought it at a local wine and homebrew supply store. It> is in the fridge now so I will let you know how it tastes.ORGINAL POSTER: shaggy_64a

I tried some fruit wine yeast that is called Epernay II.Bought it at a local wine and homebrew supply store. Itis in the fridge now so I will let you know how it tastes.ORGINAL POSTER: ramjammn

Hey Everyone! I just bought my E-Z Caps yesterday and I'm waitingfor the mailman to bring them. I got them priority mail so maybesoon Anyway, I'm wondering about the type of juice to use, Ihave some bottled juice (Welch's white grape juice 100%) that I wasgoing to try when they arrived, but I keep seeing the juice recipessaying "from concentrate." Does it matter, or will both work?Also, I was reading the 1st few posts and kept seeing "OZ Tops."What are they and does the recipes for them differ from those for E-Z Caps? Thanks in advance!!AdamORGINAL POSTER: shaggy_64a

From my experience a good mead is aged at least a year after fermentation beforeconsumption.ORGINAL POSTER: matt

Amber, According to all that I have read abour mead making, it takes up to 3 months for the honey to finish fermenting. If you would like some good recipies and advice try this website. www.gotmead.com and http://suerdata.acd.net/shoupjm/wine.htm...Cider_Mead . These will provide alot of great info and valuable experience from long time wine/mead makers. Hope all work well for you. Enjoy and keep brewing!!FrankAmber Satterwhite wrote: --- In E-Z-Caps@yahoogroups.com, Frank Deans wrote: > Actually, a little of both. Honey takes longer to ferment than sugar and it just seems to taste a lot better the longer it sits. Most mead recipes will tell you the same thing, the longer it ages the better it is. A really good web site for mead/honey wine is www.gotmead.com, they have great information on cysers, melomels, etc. I hope this helps! Good luck and happy brewing! > > Frank > I've got about 5lbs of raw honey that I'm hoping to use for mead once my EZ Caps arrive. Do you leave it in the fridge to age for a month, or do you bottle it first? Amber ===== If you want to be happy for a day, roast a pig. If you want to be happy for a year, marry. If you want to be happy for a lifetime, plant a garden. -- Old Chinese Proverb __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business $15K Web Design Giveaway http://promotions.yahoo.com/design_giveaway/Do you Yahoo!?Yahoo! Small Business $15K Web Design Giveaway - Enter todayORGINAL POSTER: frank