Recent content by Madd Hopper

I've tried them before and remember not being terribly impressed.

I rather enjoyed this series; especially the ginger honey ale. But then I actually like Boston Brewery as a commercial brewer. This was a oretty bold exercise and a neat attempt to replicate a few recipes from the era of out country's founding. Take it for what it was, a nice learning...

Thanks for the greetings. I don't think a ginger beer would be too hard to make. I was thinking along the lines 3lbs LME, 2lbs crystal malt (20L), 5lbs of Wildflower honey (maybe less), with 1.5oz of fresh pureed ginger and some lemon zest added to the primary. I'm not sure of the hops but...

Newbie to the site but not brewing. I happened upon this site by accident while looking for some recipe info and thought I'd hang out for a little while. I've been brewing a few years now and prefer the partial mash method and am still stuck in the dark ages as I still bottle instead of...