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I am looking for a recipe for a higher gravity pumpkin ale. Something that I can let age and have the spices mellow yet still have a big hint of them after four to five months in the bottle. Is there any way that someone could help me come up with a recipe or have a recipe you are willing to share?

What is the best beer magazine out there? Not really about beer brewing, but just beer in general?

I have just bottled my first beer. It was a spiced Scottish Export. It should be ready about Christmas Day, but I was wondering if anyone knows of a good clone extract recipe for Sweetwater Brewing Companies 420 Pale Ale? Iam not set up for all-grain, so extract is needed.

Well I put it in bottles yesterday. I ended up putting some gelatin in the brew a few days before bottling and it helped the clarity a lot, but it is still cloudy. The Final gravity ended up at 1.016. So it did ferment down just a little bit more.

Does anyone have an idea? I don't have a keg set up yet, and was wondering if it was possible to fill them up like you would a normal bottle? I use Munton's Carbtabs, how many should I use for moderate carbonation? I have several growlers laying around my house and decided I would put them to...

Thanks Yooper, i found your recipe, it sounds delicious I am gonna have to try it with a big bag of apples that I have in my freezer right now.My crab apples are goodonesto use,I have been eating them for years and have always wanted to try a cideror winemadefrom them.

Has anyone ever made a cider from crab apples? I have access to crab apple trees that put out tons of apples every year. I was wondering if anyone has ever tried it? What did it taste like? Was it very tart and tangy like crab apples are? :confused:

I am not very good at putting together recipes and am fairly new to homebrewing (right around a year), but I was wondering what the highest original gravity ale you know of? I am looking to make a very high gravity high alcohol beer to attempt to have ready for Christmas 2009. What style and if...

I used distilled water for the everything.

Also it is still at a temp of 64 degrees right now.

It sat in the primary for two weeks until all bubbles in the air lock stopped. I had shaken and tried to rouse the yeast due to the lack of activity. I had used a starter as well. I checked the gravity before I racked to the secondary and it stayed stable at 1.020 for three days. It fermented at...

My scottish ale is very hazy. This is my first attempt at home brewing and I was wondering if this was "normal" for the style. It is a Northern Brewer Extract kit done at half volume boil and topped up with cold water. I added some dark belgian candi sugar (1#) cinnamon (1/2 tsp) and ginger (1/2...

I am giving home brewing a first shot. I have a scottish ale that has been in the primary for nearly three weeks and is still as murky as muddy water. I am gonna rack to a secondary today to see if that will help clear it up, but if it doesn't what do I need to do? I have a pack of gelatin at...