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I asked the authors of the book. Their answer: "label painted directly on the bottle glass." I'm guessing the "fired" part has to do with heating the paint so that it's permanent. Makes a lot more sense now.

I was looking at a preview of "Beer Craft: A Simple Guide to Making Great Beer," and in the table of contents under the chapter about designing labels and bottle caps, there's a section about designing fired-ons. I'm just wondering if anyone knows what a fired-on is. I've never heard of it, and...

My name is Adana, and I'm extremely new to homebrewing. While my interest in brewing beer has been gaining momentum over the past year, I've never actually brewed anything. However, I am fascinated by all the different types, styles and experimentation that goes into craft brewing. Other...

Yeah, I changed the hop additions to 30 and 45 minutes into the boil. And I was thinking about using honey instead of brown sugar for priming. And yeah, maybe the kit route is a good idea. Brooklyn Brew Shop has a Chocolate Maple Porter that I want to try.

Thanks for the advice. I reworked the recipe a bit, adding the honey after the boil, and using cacao nibs in the primary instead of using cocoa powder. I also reduced the amount of hops to .5 ounces and split the boil times to half at 30 and 45 minutes into the boil. I think it'll help. And...

To be quite honest, I have no idea what fly sparging is. I just plan on straining it into the pot and going from there. Especially since I'm only brewing one gallon.

Thanks for the advice. I reworked the recipe a bit, adding the honey after the boil, and using cacao nibs in the primary instead of using cocoa powder. I also reduced the amount of hops to .5 ounces and split the boil times to half at 30 and 45 minutes into the boil. I think it'll help. And...

Hello, all! I'm new to homebrewing, and I want to start brewing my first beer soon. I've already decided to go with an all-grain sweet stout, with chocolate and honey, and I used a recipe formulator to help me figure out the details. I'd love to have some input as to how I did for my first...

Hello, all! I'm new to homebrewing, and I want to start brewing my first beer soon. I've already decided to go with an all-grain sweet stout, with chocolate and honey, and I used a recipe formulator to help me figure out the details. I'd love to have some input as to how I did for my first...