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Hello all, I've got 1x 5 gal. and 5x 1 gal. carboys in secondary. 2 of the 1 gal. carboys have a crusty white growth. That slowly started a week or so into secondary. Any idea what I'm looking at? Any chance it's something benign or is is definitely bad? Any thoughts? And and one of the...

Hello all, My 5 gal. batch should be about done fermenting and I'm prepping to rack it into 5x 1 gal. carboys. I want to do different flavors for each 1 gal. carboy. My local homebrew store sells bags of dried elderflower, cinnamon sticks, and hops. I also have some frozen Autumn Olive juice I...

So I’m planning my October cider batches and I just stumbled upon a shrub called Autum Olives / Autumn Berry / Silver berries. I didn’t know about these (invasive) shrubs before but I have access to one laden with edible and astringent berries. I’m thinking these might be great at adding to my...

Hello all, Batch number 2 is bottled and I definitely made some mistakes and learned some good lessons with that batch. That said, I'm prepping for batch number 3 which will go into my family's home-made Christmas baskets that we give out as gifts. I'm moving from 1 gallon batches to my first...

My primary ferment on my 1 gallon batch is almost done and I plan on racking to secondary to clear. However, the carboy is only filled to the point where the carboy only just begins to slope. I believe this is too much headspace for a secondary ferment. So, I went out and bought some flat glass...

Hello all, So my first batch of homemade cider was allright. It was a little bland (which isn't surprising since I just used grocery store apple juice) and I realized I want a bit more carbonation in it. Since then, I was in SC and had a cider Ship's Wheel (Summer Splash) that I really enjoyed...

I am 4 days into my first batch of hard cider that I started with my Make your own Hard Cider kit by Craft A Brew. I have a couple questions and just want to make sure I am doing things right. Here is my cider after getting it into the jug (carboy?) The next day I was concerned by what I...

Hello all! My sister got me a Craft A Brew Make your own Hard Cider kit for Christmas and last week I started my first batch of hard cider. I'm completely new to home brewing and 'm reading around trying to learn terminology and get tips while eagerly watching my first batch of cider ferment...