Back sweeten cider in Beersmith 3
I want to add apple juice concentrate to my cider after it has finished primary fermentation and been sorbated. In Beersmith 3, Which ingredient do I use for apple juice concentrate? How do I indicate...
View ArticleWater profile -- important or ??
The notion of matching a water profile for a beer is understood. Does that same type of notion apply to water when making mead? Is there a preferred profile that should be matched?
View ArticleAny fermenation potential left in the yeast
Mr. Smith has provided two recipes for a mead he has made - one cherry and another blackberry. The recipes are in cloud storage - use mead as the search term and sort by rating. He used 71B-1122...
View ArticleAdvice and opinions on carboniation
I fool feelish about not keeping better notes. Last year I made some Hard Cider. My notes show that I used potassium sorbate @ 1/2 tsp/gallon and potassium metabisulfite @ one tablet per gallon. That...
View ArticleFruit Puree Questions
This post has been updated to reflect data from two suppliers. I have access to many recipes that call for fruit measured in XX pounds of fruit, honey etc. Since I am in a rural part of the country...
View ArticleUsing BS3 to create a Cider
I'm trying BS3 to build a cider recipe and am getting unexpected OG estimates. In the primary will be 5 gallons of fresh pressed cider along with 3 quarts of Vintner's Best Strawberry Wine Base. The...
View ArticleMead Final Gravity vs Fruit for Big Melomels
I've been making some big fruity sweet meads (having fun) and found that the finished balance of acidity/tannins/sweetness is highly dependent on the fruit used. Highly acidic/tannic fruits need a lot...
View ArticleWater Profile -- valid for mead??
I am using a scaled version of Brad's Blackberry Mead recipe that came from the cloud. The original recipe does not have any water profile selected nor a matching water profile. Are the use of water...
View ArticleMead versus Champaign bottles
I do not have kegs or any way to force carbonate my mead. I want a mead with a skosh of carbonation -- think Champaign. I have a bunch of Champaign style bottles that can be sealed with a beer bottle...
View ArticleWine aeration question
The current literature recommends aerating your wine prior to consumption. In theory the aeration enhances the flavor. I read where one fellow poured the wine into a blender and blended it for a...
View ArticleMead versus Est ABV
I am puzzled. Attached is a recipe "xxMead" which is Mr. Smith's recipe that I got from the cloud and fiddled with to localize it to my environment. On the Design tap it shows an ABV of 15%. I...
View ArticleBack Sweetening & ABV Calculation
Hello All - new to this forum. I have been a BS user for many years and I made my first ever batch of Hard Apple Cider a few weeks ago using BS3 and it turned out very good. However, I have a couple...
View ArticleCider and Mead
I've been toying with some Ciders and Meads so I decided to add a board for discussion - have fun! Brad
View ArticleSingle bottle wine dispensing
I'd like to set up wine dispensing by the bottle. Coravin is nice, but is awkward to use (and slow and expensive). WineKeeper and others are nice, but more than I'd like to spend. And, since I've got...
View ArticleAdding water to cider
Is there a way to add water to a cider recipe to see it's affect on the SG?
View Article[WINE] Where do you get your fruit?
I have a press, and I find it difficult to find enough bulk fruit to use with it to make 3-5 gallon batches. That is a lot of fruit juice. I'd rather not add water and sugar if I don't have too to...
View ArticleI have a big mead problem
First off let me apologize for this entire post - I'm embarrassed to admit to any of this but thats life sometimes. Have you ever really procrastinated ? I mean really really procrastinated? Well I...
View ArticleTossing New Juice On To Yeast Cake With Pectin Enzyme
Racking a finished cider out of primary to the keg/secondary. I think I'm just going to throw the next batch right on top of the yeast cake. Nothing was added to primary except for pectin enzyme. My...
View ArticleMaking pyment with a wine kit
Hey guys. I've been making wine (Winexpert Private Reserve), and I've just started some meads. I was thinking about the possibility of using another wine kit mixed with honey to make a pyment. My...
View ArticleCider, Mead, Wine and Others Board
This board is for the discussion of non-beer beverages to include cider, mead, wine making, kumbacha, etc... Please post BeerSmith questions to the BeerSmith software boards.
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