Recent content by jondthechemist

I have not tried this recipe out yet due to college obligations; however, general rule of thumb is to get the same flavor, then you need to keep the same proportions of ingredients. If you do not increase the ginger with everything else, then you will likely have less ginger extracted into the...

Its happened to me before (when making rootbeer). I'd be willing to bet everyone has made that mistake!

so about a month later I have tasted the mead and instead I added 12 crushed Juniper berries to the concoction and I have allowed it to ferment. There is a hint of Juniper smell to the mead, but it is still lacking a juniper flavor. I cannot taste juniper at all in the mead and it is very...

If you like math, like myself, you could split the jar into different symmetry operators. Looks like half a semi-sphere and a cylinder. That will get you a pretty accurate volume mesasurement. If you don't like math, then follow Pabloj13's suggestion and you should get a rough volume value that...

Oops! Ok thank you for the clarification!

Welcome.

That shape looks like a small cylinder. The volume formula for a cylinder is V=[pi](r^2)h which you could determine the height and radius using a measuring stick. Thats how i would go about it, but i have not done slurries and i am assuming you want the volume of the material within the container.

I did not notice the last few hop lists were 1 and 5 min. I agree the second one looks more well rounded for an even spread of aroma and flavor, but tweeking one to be 1 oz at 60 min, 1.5 ounce at 30 min and .5 ounce at 15 min with 2 oz dry hopped would seem to give a better focus on the aroma...

From my experience, the earlier in the boil you introduce the hops, then the greater the strength of bitterness that is imparted to the final product. The later in the boil (such as the last 10 min) the more hop aroma you get. Dry hopping in my experience imparts the greatest hop aroma and...

Only time i have ever used nuts in a beer was when i tried to make a Pecan Nut Brown Ale. Havent tasted it yet but i did a lot of research before hand and figured the best course of a ction is to roast the nuts before use and to dry them on paper towels. The nuts are full of fatty acids and...

Here is my Juniper Mead recipe to date: *Straight into fermentation vessel* 4# Blackberry Honey 1 stick cinnamon *Boiled* half gallon spring water 1 star aniseed (whole) 0.5 tsp coriander seed (crushed) 2 stick cinnamon 2 tsp lemon juice 1 bag green...

Being dried juniper berries, is 0.1 ounce enough for one gallon? I was planning a batch myself of a juniper metheglin and i've been getting suggests of about half an ounce. I guess its all according to taste :P I found a site...

So it is sounding like I need to scale down on the other spices a little more (specifically the strong, aromatic clove) and I was about right for my original concentration of juniper berries(1/2 ounce-1 ounce)? Thanks for all the suggestions! Like I said, I am beyond scared of metheglins...

Ah yes, thank you for the correction! I got confused and thought he mentioned egyptian beer :drunk:

DogFish Head Brewery (actually located near where I live but not that close) is in Pennsylvania (if I remember correctly). I did a tour at their brewery and a sampling of many of their beers. They do have a line of Ancient Ales (my favorite is Theobroma!) that they received via working with...