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X-post from "ingredients": I plan to make cider in a few months, and I would like to use all local ingredients. I plan to purchase fresh-pressed cider from a nearby orchard. My friend gave me a few pounds of clover honey that he harvested. Now I just need to find some yeast. Oddly enough...

I plan to make cider in a few months, and I would like to use all local ingredients. I plan to purchase fresh-pressed cider from a nearby orchard. My friend gave me a few pounds of clover honey that he harvested. Now I just need to find some yeast. Oddly enough, there is a yeast plant (? I...

10 gallons here 13,164 + 10 = 13,174

Beertopia, Upstream. That's really all you need to know. Go to the downtown location of Upstream, it's only about 1.5 miles from Beertopia. Both locations sell bottles of Upstream's beer. Pick up some Hopluia at Beertopia--you'll only find it in Nebraska (and maybe Iowa?), and it's awesome...

My wife and I are planning to brew an IPA. We were looking around at World Market and I found a 20 oz. bottle of agave nectar on sale. I thought it might be fun to add some agave nectar to an IPA and see what it did to the taste. While looking for a suitable recipe, I decided I might try an...

Nobody has any ideas about the chocolate syrup?

This may sound ridiculous, but I was thinking about trying adding chocolate syrup during the boil. Would that screw up the flavor in any particular way? If not, I may give it a try, as it should increase alcohol and should give a definite chocolate taste.