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linden honey: OK - so i've made mead before but i'm thinking of using linden honey for mead. Has anyone used this type before? Are the nutrient additions the same [given I will make 3 gallons]? My main concern will be the nutrient content of the honey itself: so I am thinking of...

Summer Beer with rice [opinions requested] I have been thinking of brewing with rice and was curious as to your thoughts on it. Here is what I have so far: 4 LBS Light DME or Pilsen DME [leaning towards pilsen DME] 2 Lbs Rice Malt Extract [Dry] 4ozs Blackprinze Malt [for darker color]...

My first hard~ish cider. Your thoughts? This is my first real attempt at a hard cider and I would like to get your thoughts on it. This will be for one gallon so if I mess it up its only 1 gallon: 1 Cup wildflower honey 1 can applejuice concentrate enough Organic natural apple...

saison ferment temps. I am currently doing a saison using the Wyeast 3711 [french saison] and was curious about brew temps. I currently have mine at 68F for the first 2 days and just raised the temp to 71F. Would 71F be good for a saison or would i need a higher temp? [i do not want...

Since it is the holiday season i have decided to do a spiced Saison. Having never done a saison I have a recipe in mind. Extract Batch: Grain[s]/ Malts[s] 5 Lbs Pilsner Dry Extract 1.6 Lbs Wheat Dry Extract 1 Lbs Aromatic malt [steeped] 1 Lbs Caravienne malt...

I have done several meads before as my user name implies but i will try a 3 gallon sack sweet mead. Should I use the white labs sweet mead yeast or should i use something like R-2 or Qa23 yeast ? I was thinking around 10.5 lbs [enough honey?] honey for a sack sweet 3 gallon batch.

Riesling wine questions I'm new to wine and I probably suck at it. But hey why not? I will try to give as much info as possible for my questions. Vinters Reserve Riesling Wine Kit The yeast used was D-47 and 6 grams of fermaid-k [1gram per gal of must on direction of yeast...

My attempt at cream ale: [partial mash] UPDATED I am going for something that is easy to drink and not overly bitter so I chose to do a cream ale. Any suggestions and comments are appreciated. Partial mash ingrediants: 8 ozs carapils 8 ozs pilsner malt or Domestic 2-row 8 ozs...

My first All-Grain Brew: Let me know what you guys think. Style: Hybrid/ Roggenbier [sort of] GRAINS 6.6 lbs American 2-Row pale malt 1.31 lbs German Pilsner malt 1.60 lbs American Rye malt 12.8 ozs Crystal 40L 5.9 ozs Brumalt 5.9 ozs White Wheat malt 4 ozs...

I have picked up some liquor quick 20% ABV yeast and decided to try it out on a whim. I am currently using it on a mixture of molasses I just had lying around. It has been over a day and I still see no activity in the 4L carboy. No active bubbles or krausen layer. I think since its sugar it...

My idea for pumpkin spice ale. EXTRACT RECIPE: 5.5 - 6.5Lbs Golden light DME Steeping grains: 10-12 ozs crystal malt 60-75L (sometimes my local brew store has one or the other but never really enough of both at the same time] 4 ozs carared malt 8 ozs Caramunich malt 2 ozs...

OK; so I've went out and purchased a pliny the elder clone kit from morebeer dott kom. In the sheet of paper that comes with it the claims are to around 198-ish in terms of IBU's. However when I put the entire recipe through my beersmith program [under the IIPA section] I only get around 184...

I know there is a 7.5G heating and cooling conical fermenter that is sold by morebeer, but the price is what turns me off. :mad: So, can anyone here recommend a fridge that can be used to ferment the brew? I will not be using it as a serving platform, and just for fermenting my brew...

ABV conversion I normally have a caculator that does the work for me but I guess today it will not let me enter the values, and I forget the conversion formula. Long story short my OG was 1.051 and my FG was 1.014 can anyone tell me the approx alcohol by volume [ABV]? * a...

Diacetyl rest question I am approx day 16 on my pils lager.I have used WLP802 Czech yeast. I know WLP802 tends to produce less diacetyl than some strains, but should I perform the rest now? The yeast seems to have slowed down a bit, but I do not think its completely done. Should I...

opinions on yeast. I was thinking of a ruiniation clone but was trying to decide weither it should be brewed with WLP007 [dry english] or WLP002 [english ale]? Your thoughts.

Quick lager question: I pitched 3 vials of yeast at 59 F and it cooled to 53 F [my desired temp], so when do you expect to see a krausen or bubbles in the airlock as it is day 3 and I dont really see any activity. I doubt I harmed the yeast as it was pitched from the fridge into its...

My attempt at a Scotch Ale: Thoughts/ tips are appreciated Anyways this is what I have floating around my head at the moment: Extract batch 5 Gallon 9 LBS DME 12 ozs crystal 60 L 6 ozs Carared Malt 2.6 ozs Chocolate Malt 2.6 ozs Roasted Barley 4 ozs Peated Malt 4...

Odd smell from yeast vial So i recently pitched some yeast using three vials of white labs. When opened two of the tubes were of normal 'yeasty' smell; while the third tube has a semi-strong sulphur odor. Yes; they were all the same type of yeast. My question is will I now ruin my...

Rose water: I dont know if you are aware, but some middle eastern stores sell a heavily scented rose water and orange blossom water. Have any of you guys here tried to use it in a brew? I of course will add it post boil/cooled wort as not to boil off the essence; but i was thinking...