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Ok, so I didn't think my cider recipe was anything special in the first place and I posted it without much testing and so far I have actually only brewed the one batch and kept on experimenting. I never intended for comparisons to Ed Wort's recipes or inspire any sort of following, just sharing...

I had a beer on secondary from the middle of December in the nice cold garage until just this last weekend. I bottled it in empty Grolsch swing tops with just under a cup of priming sugar to the 5.5 gallons bottled and stored it in 69 degree room temp closet. I am now wondering if there will...

I have a cascade bine growing and it has just reached up to about 3 1/2' tall, I planted a little late in May and the plant is very healthy and growing quite a lot each day. Temps have been upper 90's up to low 100's and we have had some rain and I water when the soil is not moist. I noticed...

Here's what I put together tonight: 12 lbs. Blackberry Flower Honey Yeast Nutrient Nottingham Yeast 5.5 Gallon Batch so I guess about 4.5 gallons of water added I know Nottingham can go pretty high, but not so high that it won't leave a little sweetness behind after it craps out on this...

I got one each of Willamette and Cascade rhyzomes from freshops.com and have had them in the ground for about two weeks now. I mixed in manure, topsoil, and some of the Miracle Grow sprinkle feed granules. I mounded the dirt up and planted the roots in the hills and mulched around them. My...

If you have never tried this product to clear you mead, you really need to take a look at it. I used it to clear a batch of Meadowfoam mead that I had thought would never clear on it's own. I let it sit to age and clear for 8 months. This was also the coolest thing to watch work since I...

I have had such luck with using a once used beer yeast cake for making cider that I have decided going forward I will keep at least one cider going after I ferment a beer. The fermentation starts up very strong and usually finishes very quickly and cleanly. I can use any amount of extra sugar...

Posting this recipe for review, comment, and to get more recipes out there - I've been doing cider experiments for the last two years and have now got around to trying out cranberry juice with the apple juice. So I put this recipe together yesterday in about 10 minutes and the total cost from...

I have some cascade hops I was wanting to use with a porter recipe. This is my own take on a porter recipe with cascade additions for first wort hop, 30 minutes for flavor, and then at flameout for aroma. 10 lbs. Marris Otter Malt 2 lbs. Munich Malt 1/2 lb. Chocolate Malt 1/2 lb. Crystal...

This is a recipe that has worked very well for me with my last cider batch. It stays sweet and if you use some dextrose to carb it and bottle condition while checking the carbonation every once in a while you can get it up to a very nice sparkling carbonation. I only recommend this method if...

Well we took the kids to the pumpkin patch today and while at the farmer's market patch, really big spread and they grow a lot of their own, I spoke to the gentleman that handles the pumpkin stocking and sales. He recommended a breed called "Fairytale" for any and all cooking applications. He...

As stated in the title, lot of fresh new Mt. Hood right now. Need to make IPA for buddy at work who loves hops. Check mah recipe and see if it make-a the sense. 10 lbs. Two Row Malt 1 lb. Crystal 10 Malt 2 lbs. Flaked Corn 2 oz. of the Hood for 60 1 oz. of the Hood for 45 1 oz. of the...

I have been messing around with multiple batches with one grain bill, doing a full AG on the first and then a partial mash on the other. This was a good brew session and I am pleased with the beer so far, it has really started to bubble good and hard today, just about 12 hours after pitching...

I was wanting to use my newly acquired quantity of Mt. Hood hops in making a higher gravity old ale. Anyone have a good old ale recipe that would lend itself well to having Mt. Hood exclusively used for it?

Are we still in the throws of a hop shortage? My local stores are all stocked up, be it at a little higher prices, and hops are more readily available on the internet and on eBay. So are we coming out of the hop recession or will it take another couple of years to get back to a plentiful...

I saw that a guy on here was trying something with grain, honey, and apple juice. It got me thinking about a partial grain apple drink. Here is what I have come up with: Partial Mash Apple Cider 2 lbs. 2 Row Malt 2 lbs. 6 Row Malt 1 lb. White Wheat Malt ½ lb. Crystal 40 Malt ½ lb. Rye...

Ok, I admit it, I like the Miller Chill and BL Lime beers. They are light and refreshing and easy to drink. My parents and older sister are hooked on the stuff and buy lots of it, and I like to drink it with them(don't actually buy it myself of course). Now I do not want to make a beer that...

All-Grain Hoppy Stout 9 lbs. Marris Otter Malt 1 lb. Roasted Barley 1 lb. Crystal 80 Malt 3/4 lb. Chocolate Malt 1/4 lb. Black Patent Malt 1 oz. Simcoe Pellet Hops (60 Min) 1 oz. Cascade Pellet Hops (30 Min) 1 oz. Bullion Pellet Hops (Last 5 min of boil and 10 minute steep after...

I only have one 5 gallon cooler MLT and have generally only done 12 lbs. of grain in it at the most before. Would there be any way possible for me to get enough grain or a process together with just this MLT that would let me do a strong beer and a sesion beer in one day to get two 5 gallon...

I only have one 5 gallon cooler MLT and have generally only done 12 lbs. of grain in it at the most before. Would there be any way possible for me to get enough grain or a process together with just this MLT that would let me do a strong beer and a sesion beer in one day to get two 5 gallon...