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I used the search, but could not find any recipes for Hoppy meads, any one have a suggestion ? I was just going to do a basic semi dry mead using lavin D-47 yeast, Yeast nutrient, 9 lbs of wild flower honey 3 lbs buckwheat honey 1 cup of OJ for the acid , and adding 3 or more Oz of...

Recipe: ~ 5 Gallons fresh pressed pear cider 1 lb Corn sugar 5 Camden tabs crushed in a clean & sterilized glass carboy Pitched 2 pkg Nottingham yeast 24 hours after adding Camden tabs Fermentation began in about 24 hours 3 months later ( aka Last Sunday )...

Some friends of ours have a very prolific pear tree and had borrowed a cider press, so last night for very little work I scored 5 gal of fresh pressed pear cider. When I got home we strained/ filtered and pitched 5 crushed camden tabs. My question is what would be the...

Major score at the farmers market this weekend, fresh pressed local cider with Zero Chemicals! I Bought 6 gallons, pitched a camden tab Saturday & a packet of Nottingham on Sunday, Woke up to the sweet music of a bubbling airlock this morning. Looking forward to some killer...

Worst Beer Ever ~! Possibly these were stored wrong ? I Picked up a Sam Adams Tripple Bock ( 8 oz blue bottle ) the other night, it looked interesting, Nice blue bottle w/ gold lettering. Got it home popped the seal to find a plastic topped champagne type cork, that broke...

Any body have a link for a good organic malt ( grain ) Supplier that doesn't gouge for shipping ? Norther Brewer has a really limited selection, and Seven Bridges Charges 50% of the merchandise total for shipping :drunk: WTF ? Jens

Last week we had a hellish hailstorm/ high wind/ tornado thing, it shredded our garden & hop yard. Spent a good portion of the last week cutting up all the downed trees. Man was I bummed to see all my hop babies pounded to pulp, thought they were all dead... But this morning I...

For my Sisters Wedding :mug: JENS

Ok, I've been asked to bing some home brew to a wedding, in just 5 short weeks, I'm thinking something Irish, But Not Stout ( the bride is an Irish Red ...) Any Suggestions ? I need something that will finish fast and please the masses including some BMC type fellers. Help...

I just got my Rhizomes in, 2 each of Kent Goldings , Mt. Hood and Sterling. looks like our last hard frost (Below 28 ) will be this Friday night. So I'm looking to get them in the ground this weekend. My plan is to plant 2 rhizomes per 3' mound, mounds spaced about 6' apart...

What would be your suggestions for a white Pyment ( mead / white wine ) Using clover honey and wine grape juice concentrate: Gewurztraminer, Liebfraumilch, Riesling, Chardonnay ? Something else ? Prost ! Jens

Man do I miss Germany :mug: Wish you could get away with this in the USA Prost ! Jens

http://www.easypics.us/pics/Heather_ale.html What do ya think ? Edit : Heather Ale label 2.0 http://www.easypics.us/pics/Heather__ale2.0.html Better ?

Ok so I just ordered my 2nd Partial mash beer kit, thought I may try tweaking it a bit. I ordered a NB Mild English Ale kit ( with grains ) and added 1 lb Simpsons Peated Malt grain and some heather tips as well as a tad more hops to my order. But since this is only my...

Ok So I have made the jump from cider & wine to Beer, thought I'd give it a shot. I got a kit from Northern Brewer for a Schwarzbier , I'm planning on putting it together this Sunday, what should I watch out for and what am I most likely to screw up ? Jens

Thinking of starting a new batch of cherry cider , but cant seem to find any more corn sugar around town. So it looks like I have 4 choices, Organic cane sugar, plain ol' grocery store white or brown sugar or Fructose ? I remember something about using fructose...

Hello All , I'm Just getting back into brewing again, haven't done any in the last 10 or so years. I'm a Blacksmith out in southeast Iowa. I don't really NEED another hobby but I like Beer & wine and I like making stuff so what the hey, time to give brewing another shot ...