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People bulk age beer of about that ABV. I bulk aged one of my first batches for a couple months with no ill effects. Just be extra careful with cleaning and sanitizing.

In preparation for bottling I tried a sample of this again yesterday. Taste at 10 months is just about slap your momma good. It still had some of the wispy stuff, so I hit it with Dual Fine. Within a couple hours it dropped a half inch of sediment! The bottom of the carboy had barely accumulated...

I would definitely consult an expert on the metal pole question. The beam it is supporting likely has the greatest loading in the entire house. As for covering the beam itself, what kind of motif are you planning for the room?

Indeed. Fermentation had slowed considerably and there was the standard amount of krausen, so I thought I was safe to add the syrup. Within a couple hours, the "S" style airlock had krausen all the way out the top and the lid was bulged noticeably upwards. I think if I had checked much later...

If you make it again, you can save time on the steep. No need to do it for that long. 15-20 minutes should extract pretty much all it has to contribute. A wire whisk should take care of the DME clumps.

There is also the risk of the airlock getting clogged with krausen and overpressurizing the bucket, which could result in the lid being forcibly removed. I came very close to that situation when I added maple syrup to an actively fermenting beer. Removing the airlock sent beer flying every...

Will do. If I get the yeast and hops on Saturday, I might try to crank this out on Sunday. If not, I'll probably wait til after Thanksgiving. I'm pretty excited about this one.

Not sure how to edit, but that smilie above was an attempt at "ponder", but apparently "po" is spoken for. Haha. The Dogfish Head beer appears to use Muscat juice as part of the fermentables. I'd prefer to do that in lieu of just adding a finished wine since I imagine a beer yeast would...

I'm planning a kolsch with Nelson Sauvin this winter. I definitely get white wine notes from most kolsches and the Nelson hops. I now think I need to work in grapes in some manner. :ponder:

I can't see it when I click on the thread, but in the app I can see a thumbnail in the list of posts. I don't know what that is, but I would just dump that one and never talk about it again.

She makes all sorts of homemade goodies for my family, so I would like to return the favor. I'm hoping that whatever I end up with is even better than the Winking Owl and if nothing else is a nice change of pace for her. Plus, I got the kit for around $70 shipped and she cleaned and delabeled a...

I realize this post is a year old at this point, but I bought this kit to share with family and was wondering what your impressions were after adding some of the fpac to primary. I'll probably make it by the book, but wanted to get your thoughts on the tweaked version. I'm giving half the...

Only thing I could think of was "Poor Larry!"

I just read up on Peltier coolers. How do you plan on applying it to your wine? Some sort of insulated enclosure? What materials are you planning on using? I'm very intrigued and would like something a little more controlled than the frozen water bottle dance.

I can't tell if you're being serious or just haven't met Joe.

I use OxyClean Free, which makes everything slippery too. When washing carboys, I try to use a dry towel when holding them whenever possible, as it really increase my grip. Even a slightly damp towel helps. I'm usually only washing one or two at a time, so one extra towel in the wash is worth...

Premier Rouge shows a preferred temperature range of 64-86. Given ideal conditions at 65, it would have taken off fairly slowly. Given all the other factors at play (low pH, high sulfite, no nutrients), it probably didn't have enough oomph to overcome the conditions. I'd make sure to feed...

I'm curious which inaccuracies you are referring to in regards to SG. How many of those winemakers started out using kits? I imagine a fair number of people here starting their winemaking adventure with kits. As such, all instructions talk about using hydrometers and measuring SG. That...

Did you pick up a full carboy using a handle that attaches around the neck? If so, that is not advised. Be glad you lost only about a bottle's worth and not the whole thing courtesy of a busted carboy.

I loved that show! Every time I see a fire alarm, I laugh because of the scene in the pilot. I'm still looking for a comedy that comes close to it.