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40 + 5 Gallons of methegylnn+ 1 gallon of kamahi honey mead + 10 gallons of single hive honey mead. Those are imp.gallons, not US. if that matters. 56 Gallons

this year is global challenge, going to be a big one.

hi theres the sj porr challenge thats a global event , check out youtube for details. they have details.

hi guys, anyone thinking of entering this international home brew competition. its a free style brew off , seen it on youtube being talked about. run and judged by homebrewers. check it out. All-Grain and extract brewing and BIAB too.

it seems that colour doesnt change either, and i can assure you that you boil for 90 you will get a darker beer. and that is the case , unless i am wrong. also i pre carmelize part of my first runnings usally boil 2 gallons to one and then add rest of runnings. no option for that either...

try say 10 cubes for a month, and taste. if needs a little longer then start tasting ever 4 days, . i like to add a vanilla pod in prior to oaking as it seems to not take as well after oaking. remember you can add oak, not take it away. go for medium toasted oak

rasins are yeast nutrient as good supply of free amino nitrigen, and marmite is good yeast energizer not nutrient, because it contains B6 and B12, which most energizers contain. I used both combined in meads in old days. 1/2 tsp marmmite/gallon handful say 30-40 rasins /gallon good luck

Hi , current brewing a blackberry/strawberry cider 23 litres its fermented dry with using a cider yeast. i am going to bottle 8 litres dry and carb as normal. the rest i want to back sweeten with either stevia, or splenda. i read enough bad/good things on both. i cant use lactose sugar...

I used allisonns bread yeast. I am in uk. It is a bit stronger than the american bread yeast. Dont get bread yeast designed for breadmaker machines though. I use bentonite and add at the beginning. The difference is amazing. Most melomels are clear within a week after racking off the fruit...

Hi all, I just got 10 (yes 10 ) 54 litre(14 US gal.) carboys given to me! going to make a Cherry melomel in the first one. here's my recipe. just think like feedback on quantities before throwing in a lot of money to brew. 24 lbs of cherries, destoned and frozen 50 lbs of honey 50 litres...

first locate a monastery, then with a band of fellow norsemen, go viking. kill and pillage, and of course, free them of their mead, return to norway and drink heartedly. if the barrels are small, refill half drunk ale barrels, they were always bigger, with a small barrel of mead, and...

thanks, i only used spring water, 20 litre cooler bottles, so wateris fine. boiled for 20 mins, allowed to cool to 90 then i poured in ( from a great hieght, and stirred in 3 lbs of honey, 2lbs will be added later, after 3-4 days. i also added 1 1/2 tsp of nutmeg, and all spice, and 3 tsp...

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hi everyone. would like to make a braggot. my question is do i need to boil my malt extract for an hour if i am not adding any thing else to it. 5 gallon batch. 1.8 kg light malt extract 500 g amber DME 6 lbs of honey my thinking is to boil the dme for 20 mins and add the malt extract...