It's actually good as gently caress. I have a seven gallon batch I started in like March or something Anyone have advice about wild grapes? They're absolutely nasty unless fully ripe but mine tend to become raisins while still on the vine
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# ? Jul 11, 2020 23:55 |
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# ? Apr 27, 2024 08:04 |
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Are these like craft ciders?
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# ? Jul 12, 2020 00:42 |
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Flowers for QAnon posted:Why do y’all keep making objectively gross poo poo and consuming it? Please enlighten my soft brain. Hobowine is cheap and let's you forget you have no money. Hth.
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# ? Jul 12, 2020 00:43 |
Flowers for QAnon posted:Are these like craft ciders? yeah when i made it it was 4 gallons. Opened the bucket and got hit with a hot blast of pure malic(?) acid vapors, and i thought i was gonna puke and die, but it calmed down and became tasty as hell after a few months. The entire basement stunk like delicious apple candy while it was brewing, but between the finished brew and finished aging process it was super insanely gross and def smelled like poison. Outrail posted:Hobowine is cheap and let's you forget you have no money. Hth. same
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# ? Jul 12, 2020 01:30 |
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Hell Yeah posted:toilet hooch photography Can I get a name change Jeffery?
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# ? Jul 12, 2020 02:42 |
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What is up hobo hooch thread. Thanks to this thread I finally broke down and ordered some yeast off Amazon. In a couple of days im going to give my first batch a go!
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# ? Dec 26, 2020 04:18 |
i had the same batch brewing for 11 months and it's still not done brewing
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# ? Dec 26, 2020 13:17 |
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SniperWoreConverse posted:i had the same batch brewing for 11 months and it's still not done brewing What the? Probably well past the stone age in there. What are you brewing, specifically?
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# ? Dec 27, 2020 18:22 |
mead. I keep tasting it and it's fine, but it's just not done. Slooooowly still bubbling away.
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# ? Dec 27, 2020 18:27 |
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SniperWoreConverse posted:mead. I keep tasting it and it's fine, but it's just not done. Slooooowly still bubbling away. mead can take a loooong time
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# ? Dec 27, 2020 19:59 |
yeah but this batch is super weird because it's never ever taken long like this before, i don't get it.
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# ? Dec 27, 2020 20:14 |
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So is yeast nutrient really necessary if I'm making a gallon batch with a full pack of yeast for 5? Will the dead yeast be enough nutrients for it to take off just fine or is it worth it to add the extra supplement? Using the least amount of everything seems keeping with the hobo vibe
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# ? Dec 30, 2020 02:26 |
i have never used yeast nutes and pretty much always overpitched extra yeast. I think the mead might be taking so long because it's just SO FUCKIN SWEET and SO FUCKIN ALCOHOL that the yeast are in this narrow band of slowly grinding out more and going dormant. I added in some water and the fermentation instantly kicked in again and then returned to slowmo. Maybe it was just agitation?
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# ? Dec 30, 2020 02:38 |
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Is there any good input or information anywhere about the correct frozen concentrate ratio to use? I've seen someone use 4 in a gallon and another use 1 then just add sugar?
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# ? Dec 30, 2020 03:33 |
I look at the nutrition info and just run brews based off of whatever sugars are in there. This chart can help you sorta eyeball what amount of sugar / volume will give you what amount of booze. http://www.brsquared.org/wine/CalcInfo/HydSugAl.htm I've never added refined sugar and just add juices only. I treat honey as if it were just concentrate.
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# ? Dec 30, 2020 15:52 |
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SniperWoreConverse posted:i have never used yeast nutes and pretty much always overpitched extra yeast. Honey doesn't have enough natural yeast nutrients on its own for healthy fermentation, so you're probably better off adding some nutes than extra yeast. I know that mead is ancient and predates yeast nutrients, but unless you're following a viking recipe with period equipment, who cares. Sentinel posted:Is there any good input or information anywhere about the correct frozen concentrate ratio to use? Depends on how strong you want it, and I'd recommend reconstituting the concentrate according to the directions on the can. Regular apple juice will ferment to about 6.5% ABV, so unless you're looking to make apfelwein you don't need to fortify it with extra fermentables. And if you're making apfelwein, use dark brown sugar for color and flavor.
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# ? Dec 30, 2020 16:30 |
For every batch except one I have added juices and some fruit, or at least stuff like macha, not just honey. This is the only time I've ever had it not absolutely ferment down until it wasn't sweet at all anymore, and it's a big rear end batch that is super dense. The one honey-only batch I did also fermented down all the way.
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# ? Dec 30, 2020 16:39 |
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Right on, I know that this isn't your first mead rodeo, just trying to help troubleshoot. I wonder if some of the adjuncts in your previous batches had some nutes to help things along? Regardless, it might be worth experimenting with in future batches. Nutes cost like $3 and don't impart any off flavors, and presumably anything that helps the fermentation process go faster is the correct hobo decision.
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# ? Dec 30, 2020 16:49 |
probably they did. This one i put a shitload of juice in with it. Probably i should end up getting some and do a test run.
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# ? Dec 30, 2020 16:56 |
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Well i racked my first batch and then had to throw it out. It started to give off an incredibly vinegary smell as well as taste. Slightly disheartened but im going to try again.
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# ? Jan 12, 2021 21:49 |
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Sentinel posted:Well i racked my first batch and then had to throw it out. Seems like wild yeasts got in there and out-competed your good yeasts. Make sure all of your equipment and fermentation vessel is sanitized on your next batch, and possibly consider pitching a bit more yeast or adding yeast nutrients when you do.
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# ? Jan 12, 2021 22:23 |
either that or acid loving bacteria. If harder sanitation isn't working maybe try fermenting juice in its own pasteurized bottle.
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# ? Jan 12, 2021 23:27 |
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A Pack of Kobolds posted:Seems like wild yeasts got in there and out-competed your good yeasts. Make sure all of your equipment and fermentation vessel is sanitized on your next batch, and possibly consider pitching a bit more yeast or adding yeast nutrients when you do. I went ahead and made another batch. Made sure to sanitize all my equipment. Went looking for some yeast nutrient but the store was out. I pitched extra yeast into it like you said. Guess ill just have to wait and see what happens.
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# ? Jan 13, 2021 00:03 |
Sentinel posted:I went ahead and made another batch. Made sure to sanitize all my equipment. Yeast loves feeding on dead yeast. If you have a cheap source of yeast, just pitch a shitload of it then boil the mix, killing the yeast. Add that to your hobowine and you should be good.
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# ? Jan 13, 2021 02:14 |
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I guess another question I had is is it necessary to have a secondary fermentation vessal? Or if i just racked it out into a container then washed and sanitized my carboy I should be able to throw it back in and just add water to cut the headspace at the top right? I have 2 but decided to use both for 2 batchs this time so they're both my primary fermenters atm
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# ? Jan 13, 2021 04:09 |
Everything it touches has to be sanitized. When I was doing buckets I would just let it roll until fermentation stopped and everything settled, then rack directly to bottles
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# ? Jan 13, 2021 06:41 |
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Sentinel posted:I guess another question I had is is it necessary to have a secondary fermentation vessal? You probably don't need to rack, and you definitely shouldn't top off after racking if you do. That's going to make poo poo splash around like crazy, and the only time you want to do that is when you initially pitch your yeast. One of the things to remember when brewing is that you are far, far more likely to ruin a batch by loving with it too much than by leaving it alone.
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# ? Jan 16, 2021 01:40 |
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# ? Apr 27, 2024 08:04 |
Hey if a brew starts going vinegar will it produce bubbles like normal fermentation? Cause my year old unfinished batch has become much more active and I dunno if it's because it's going gross or something caused it to spontaneously restart. I haven't tasted any yet and prob should just pull some.
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