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EdWort's Apfelwein (V5) - Brew Date: 01.18.09 - Bottle Date: 03.31.09 (72 days) 3.0 G 100% Apple Juice (no preservatives - Tree Top) 1.5 G Newman's Own Concord Grape & Black Cherry Juice 4.0 # Brown Sugar - Imperial Montarecht Dry Wine Yeast OG: 1.080 @ 69 oF FG: 1.000 @ 72 oF ABV...

I started my second batch of Apfelwein today, and again, only got a starting gravity of 1.061. I had originally thought it was because I didn't give the carboy a good shake before taking the sample but not this time. Mind you, I'm using Walmart's "Great Value" 100% juice (from concentrate)...

Ok, so I just cracked open one of my chocolate oatmeal stouts, and it's initially a little disappointing... Over time, I think the chocolate "nose" will develop, but it doesn't really have the thicker mouth-feel and dark flavor I wanted. I'm not sure what the original is supposed to be like, but...

So, I'd like to try to develop a cheaper version of this batch that I'm drinking. My goal is to develop a recipe that results in a good session all-purpose ale, suitable for pretty much anything. My original recipe calls for 2oz Challenger & 1 oz First Gold; but I'm seeing where I can buy a...

Howdy from Fort Worth! Kind of bass-ackwards-ing this since I've already been posting to the recipes, but I figured I might as well start another "Yay! Fort Worth/Cowtown" thread. I tried brewing when I lived in Chicago about a decade ago, but having egg-water and a nasty 1BR apartment had...

Even though BeerAdvocate rates Zywiec overall a C+ beer, I'm really fond of the certain mouthfeel of it (and other Polish lagers). I used to drink it fairly often when I lived in Chicago, but down here in Texas, I can't find it and have to bring back trunk-loads when I visit up north. There...

This is my second "from a recipe" batch -- *very* loosely based off of an "Old Speckled Hen" clone based off of what my HBS had in stock, I was going for a traditional "English Bitter" style ale and a good "session" beer. I *just* tried my first bottle @ 6 days after bottling and it's...

Relative recipe newbie here -- I'd done kits up to about a month ago and have since seen the light -- working with extract/specialty-grain recipes currently until I get the hang of it. I'm about to start a batch of a chocolate oatmeal stout based off a recipe for a clone of "Oscar's Chocolate...