Homebrew Coach
Set a start date, log tasks, and follow your process day-by-day until it’s time to get drunk.
New Batch
Set a nickname, choose a recipe, and pick a start date.
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Gear Checklist
Based on the selected recipe.
Tutorials Hide
Short, visual guides for core brewing skills.
Create the Must Expand
Combine fruit, water, and sugar until fully dissolved. This mixture is the must.
For citrus wines, add pectic enzyme to help clarity and yeast nutrient for a healthy ferment.
Stir well to dissolve sugar and distribute ingredients before pitching yeast.
Take a Hydrometer Reading Expand
Gently lower the hydrometer into a test jar, let it bob, then read at the liquid line.
Most hydrometers show multiple scales:
- SG (Specific Gravity): primary scale for wine. Track OG and FG here (e.g., 1.090 down to 1.000).
- Potential Alcohol: a quick estimate based on SG (e.g., 12%–13%).
- Brix/Plato: sugar concentration often used for beer/cider (e.g., 20° Brix / 20° Plato).
Move to Secondary (Carboy) Expand
Siphon the wine off the sediment into a clean, sanitized carboy.
Keep the tubing tip above the sediment and minimize splashing to reduce oxygen pickup.
Fit the airlock and keep headspace low.
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