Just wondering if anyone had an opinion on this, I love oaked ciders and found this on Adventures in Homebrewing and wanted to try it out as an experiment. Good idea, bad idea?
http://www.homebrewing.org/5-Liter-Oak-Barrel_p_5167.html
I know that sometimes you can get large barrels cheaper...
I like the sound of this. Couple questions since I'm a noob.
What exactly is a 5 gallon portion of DME? Every recipe I've used gave me pounds.
Also, would the extract last several batches?
Thanks!
It should be fine. I believe the rule is 3 days before you add any more yeast.
Did you cut down on the yeast when you divided 5 gallons to 1 initially?
Something similar happened today while I was brewing a Graff. I was like damn I forgot to buy dme and then I looked at my jar of honey and just used that instead. Let's hope it turns out good!
As long as you didn't use an excessive amount of sugar (I use 3/4 cup per 5 gallon) you should be fine. Go ahead and crack one open if you want. I usually do just to make sure it's going smoothly. Usually takes up to 2-3 weeks for full carbonation.
Yall sound like such gentlemen lol. Anyways. I sprayed star San on it and it looks like it was the stopper. Replaced it and all is well. Looks like my pricy investment will live another day.
Learned a lot from this thread guys so thanks and now I'll back off and maybe grab some popcorn if more...
Yeah it's definitely fermenting. Still no airlock activity which I guess means a leak somewhere... :(
Anyways. Are these weird brown things around the edges anything to worry about?