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Well, as I understand it, the term honeymoon comes from the traditional use of mead as a gift/social lubricant for honeymooners. And, I just got engaged. So, I want to make a mead for my honeymoon. It will be next fall or winter so I don't have that long to age it. What recipes would you all...

Has anyone used one of these 3 gallon cornie kegs? The ones I found are pin-lock not ball-lock and I don't know what that means. Any info is helpful.

Well, I went to the apple festival in Ellijay, GA and was disappointed to find that nobody could sell unpasteurized cider. So, I went ahead and bought 5 gallons from various orchards. I planned on doing different recipes of spices in each. I got to two gallons the night I got home and left the...

Well, I found an apiary near me with good priced gallons. So, I'm planning on starting a mead. I've read all sorts of recipes and I just don't know where a good place to start is. What would you guys say is a great recipe to begin with. I'm thinking something more basic to educate me on the...

Up until this point I've never made beer. I've made different ciders and apple wines for a while now and I got interested in beer just by reading a lot and tasting good beer. I'm a real fan of history and self-sufficiency so I just couldn't bring myself to start with an extract. I know it...

Possibly a bizarre question but I was looking at the ingredients of this popular Puerto Rican drink, Malta. Malted barley, water, sugar, hops. That sounds familiar. I dumped them all in a jug, added some water and yeast and let it go. Bottled it and I now have a very strange, on slightly...

The next new guy. From Savannah, GA. I brew very little and (don't shoot) only cider and wine. Maybe someday I'll brew a beer.