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Probably a stupid question, but very glad this is a safe place to ask those. Can the small keg be carbonated without chilling? I have a bunch of aged cider and received a small keg (1.5g), CO2 tank etc for Christmas. My beer-brewing son told me I needed to carbonate at refrigerator temps, which...

Fish do not exist. Seriously. Read the science. 🤪

And another welcome from Minnesota. You will enjoy this community.

Yes. It was a quick addiction early on.

I have a Tilt (gift when they very first came out - 2 years ago?) and while I enjoy having it, I will provide a small caution - it’s accuracy in the last part of the ferment is not great. Seems all the CO2 bubbles (or something else) keeps it reading high. And anything solid that is floating can...

Thanks @Rice_Guy - very helpful. Sounds like my chunks are not too far off, so will continue as planned originally. Will put more thought into my pressing plan as I haven’t yet invested in a true wine press.

Along these lines - I am about to thaw 4 pounds of rhubarb that I harvested, sliced and froze last summer to try a gallon of rhubarb wine. In retrospect, I don’t think I sliced the stems quite thin enough - many are closer to 3/4” slices. Wondering if this will be enough or if I need to process...

Ditto - thank you so much for setting this up! What a fun way to spend a Friday night with a MN snowstorm outside. So sorry the weather brought Craig and wife tornados and glad they prioritized safety. I am sure the wines were equally as good in the basement.

Same experience - wondering if BMB is better than sealed/airlocked primary fermentation pail or neutral? Of course, probably can't really answer that question. Whichever one keeps O2 out...

Just starting a FWK Super Tuscan which arrived as a gift from hubby. Currently in 7.9g with 1 gal must removed for space during the rapid fermentation and planning on racking to BMB around 1.010. At that point, I run into holiday travel issues. I can rack at day 14 to a carboy or do an extended...

What part of Minnesota?

“That which brings us sorrow, once brought us great joy. Cherish all that was yours.” Anon And cherish all the memories.

Such a tough loss. Experience is not a kind teacher. Effective, perhaps. But not kind. This thread, however, is rich for all of us. Thanks.

@adavis - if you are in the cities (MN) and looking at the current juice buckets being pre-ordered from the major LHB in the area (who also happens to be a major on-line retailer), I can speak from experience that the juice buckets come pre-inoculated, even though that isn't in the fine print...

5189 + 3 = 5192

I have done the Reserve (twice?) with tweaks as an earlier drinker while other things aged. Seems to go over very well and I have enjoyed my share. I served at book club gathering (~8 months of age) with a commercial option available; several bottles were killed after tastes of each option...

My deepest sympathies for your loss. Cherish your memories.

I keep a small spray bottle with star san solution (can't remember exactly, something like 0.5ml/10 ounces water? Double check the math) - probably replenish once a week or so (depending on how much and what I am doing). When stirring daily, I spray my spoon after cleaning it and again right...

Ground yourself in the science - what it says and what it DOESN"T say, as opposed to media.

Without in any way supporting this particular quack, I can tell you that the antiviral properties of ivermectin have been studied for a number of years. There are valid in-vitro studies with data to indicate its potential effectiveness against RNA viruses - and they are not at all to the...