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Hey, Three years ago I made some blackberry mead (real blackberries and juice). Then I got distracted by life. I have it in the primary fermentor and never bottled it. The temperature has been stable in a closet in my home. I know mead takes a long time to ferment but do you think...

Hi all. I have an Northern Brewer Oud Bruin Kit that has been in primary for 12 months. Getting ready to consider bottling it but was also considering making a blend. Wanted to hear other people's suggestions and had some questions. My all time favorite beers are from the Rodenbach family...

I purchased a thirty minute mozzarella kit, but had difficulties with making it. Before I progress further with a hobby that I have spent lots of time considering entering, I want to see any advice on what I may have did wrong. Basically, I followed the instructions included in the kit. The...

I just returned from a trip to Austria and Italy. In Austria, it is Sturm season. Sturm is a young austrian wine that is fermented only slightly and is therefore very sweet. I doubt it has much of an alcohol content to it and is slightly sparkling. Although it doesn't pack quite the...

I have lots of experience brewing, but little with cider. I made my first batch in April, but never bottled it. It's been in the primary and am worried that after 5 months, it is not going to taste so great. Am I just nervous for no reason? Planning on bottling today.

Found out my landlord is raising my rent by $200 a month. This a year after it was raised $250 the year before. It's just too much for me to pay and I have to move. Problem is I have been aging a Oud Bruin beer since Dec (the end of the month). Its been five months and I will have one more...

I found two bottles of Fullers Vintage Ale, one from 1999 and one from 2001. Still perfectly sealed still present. Any danger in drinking a beer this old? Found it at my parents from before I moved away after college. Considering popping the top, but still a bit nervous.

While my two fermenters are bubbling away (an Oud Bruin and a cider), I'm planning on brewing my next beer and would like some recipe suggestions for my research. Oh, and I can only make ales (no lagers) What I'm looking for is a dark beer that is high in alcohol (basically a sipper)...

Hi, I'm new to brewing cider, but have a lot of experience with beer brewing. A few newbie quesitons: For starters, I'm using a Cider Yeast - Wyeast WLP775. Wanted to add raspberries and make a raspberry cider with some sweetness (not too dry). I was going to start with 4 gallons of hard...

Been brewing for a number of years and starting to get experimental. Not sure if this will qualify as a Hefeweizen but I will be using the yeast, so I suppose that is a start. Trying to craft my first recipe and wanted to see if anyone has any comments. Have a couple of questions as well...

I suppose we all love to experiment which is why we are brewing beer in the first place. I've seen some recipes out there that were quite strange (pb&j beer, hot sauce beer, bacon beer (I've tried, not bad)). Some I could kind of understand and others I just couldn't. Question for a lighter...

Tomorrow is brew day for my Oud Bruin. This is my first one and using the NB kit with Roselare yeast pack. I've probably brewed 20 batches in my life and looking for a new challenge. Realize I have to make mistakes to learn, but would love to hear your insight regarding these beers to aid...

Hello, I'm new to the forum but not to brewing. I've recently become particularly interested in sour ales, and particularly Oud Bruin. I live in Manhattan, which limits my brewing potential (small stove, small apartment, no ability to brew lagers). I currently only have a glass carboy and...