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My niece is getting married at my house next September (09). She and her fiance are in the Army, in Iraq now and when they get back plan to marry. I am thinking I need to get a mead going that can be ready by then. I have made Joe's and a blackberry mead that are about 7 months aging now, they...

I started the batch of Joes Saturday afternoon and then had to leave town for work on Sunday. I called home and my wife says there is no airlock activity (Sunday evening). I have another 5gal mead going for about a month now and it started right away and has been going strong ever since. The...

I have everything to do a batch of Joe's. Except my wife could only find "Redstar" bread yeast. Will this be OK, or should I wait and find the Fleismanns? I am planning to make it per the recipe on "Gotmead.com". Thanks.

Ok. I have the first Mead in process, it is a Melomel using blackberries. I want to get a second mead going maybe this weekend. I am looking for some recipe ideas. Myself, I'll drink anything I've made, but the wife and others want something pallatable?? Go figure. So, what is a good mead recipe...

Just started my first Mead, heres the recipe: 12 lbs clover honey 3 quarts water packed blackberries water to 5 gallons Wyeast #3632 Dry Mead liquid yeast (smack pack the day before) 4.5 tsp mead yeast nutrient Question is: I took a gravity reading and got 1.100. Does this sound about...

This is probably a stupid question, but, does anyone know if the LD Carlson 5 oz bags of "Priming Sugar" is simply corn sugar or something different? I have about 20 packs and want to use it in Edworts AW recipe. Thanks.

Ok, I know that I am going to be lambasted (or worse) here, but I need to come up with a recipe for Coors Lite. I have had a kegerator for the last 6-8 years and have mostly kept Coors Lite in it. I have only been home brewing for a few months and have always enjoyed the flavor of more "robust"...

I would like to brew an IPA. But have not gone AG yet. Any suggestions for a PM IPA that you might have had sucess with? Thanks for the input. The hoppier the better!

I am traveling out to the Maryland brewfest this weekend and plan to stop in Pittsburgh on the way out. Any suggestions for a brewpub? My wife and I will be there on Thursday night and will be in DIRE need of a beer by the time we get there.

I am still trying to get to AG. However I am hesitant to buy/make all the hardware necessary until I am more familiar with the process. I am looking for someone in northern Indiana who is brewing AG and would be willing to have me over for a "lesson". I would be willing to provide funds for...

Tapped my first keg of homebrew last night. John Bull Irish Stout extract kit. Timeline goes something like this: 5 weeks ago I brewed and it set in primary for 12 days. Then I put it in the corny and purged the air with CO2. It set there in the basement (65F) for another 2 weeks. Then I force...

Ok. I've brewed of a couple of extract beers and I would like to move onto the wonderful world of AG. I have been reading around on the site and getting some idea as to what is invloved but was wandering if anyone had a recommendation for a book or video that would be useful in describing the...

I am new to brewing and am in the process of kegging my first batch. My question is about long term storage of kegs. How long can the kegs sit prior to carbonation, assuming I am just letting them condition. Secondly can I store the kegs on their side rather than standing up? Thirdly for long...

I am new to homebrewing and have my first "batch" ready for bottling/kegging. I have a cornelius keg and want to keg this batch. Question is how best to carbonate? I have read about using corn sugar, as in bottling and have been told to use CO2? Which is preferred? Also should I siphon the beer...

New to the site and love all the info here. I am new to home brewing and have found this site great for a beginner.