Looking at old wine and cider recipes, you might have seen something called campden, or campden tablets being used. But what are they and what do they do?

Looking at old wine and cider recipes, you might have seen something called campden, or campden tablets being used. But what are they and what do they do?

This week let’s look at one of those flaws that I posted about a few weeks ago. Acetaldehyde. That distinctive green apple flavor.

One of the terms or questions you often hear homebrewers talking about is gravity. What was the gravity? Or what’s the final gravity?
Just what is this gravity,, or more accurately “specific gravity” and why do we care about it.
