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I made a blackberry peach mead using done honey from my mother's own bees. I forgot to measure the OG, but I don't really care about the alcohol %. FG is now at 0.998 after 2 weeks in primary with 2 rounds of de-gassing/nutrient additions. Am I better to cold crash first, or rack into my...

Ok, 2nd All Grain recipe. Hopefully ready by Thanksgiving! 5gal output. 7# 2-row 2# Caramel/Crystal 1# Victory 1# Quaker Oats 1 oz Willamette (60 min) 0.5 oz US Fuggles (15 min) 0.5 oz US Fuggles (flame out) 1 pk Nottingham Ale Yeast 1.5 cups Bourbon 1 tsp Pumpkin Spice OG 1.048 @ 82F FG...

I have 4gal of basic cider ready to bottle. I plan on using juice concentrate and a caramelized white/brown sugar mix for priming/back sweetening. I want to add sour apple pucker to a batch of 12 bottles as an experiment in the hopes of making the cider taste like those caramel apple lollipops...

For those who are fans of Sweetwater Tavern, this Saturday (June 2nd) they are having their second annual party. It's from 1 to 5pm

Thought I would share my recipe and process for my first all grain attempt (BIAB style) in the hopes of soliciting opinions and potential problems I may face. 3lbs wheat 2lbs pils 2oz Saaz hops Thames Valley Ale yeast (freebie from my newest friend, a brewer for a local chain of restaurants)...

So, after researching on the web and lurking a bit on here....I am confused. The data says to infuse vanilla in (insert your favorite hard liquor), it takes 3 to 6 months. How long do those of you who have done this to add to your secondary let the vanilla/alcohol sit?

Just a reminder... If you put a few brews in the freezer for a quick chill, remember to take then out before they freeze! I got lucky and didn't break the bottles, but they ended up frozen. Can't wait to taste what effect that had!

Anyone between Fredericksburg and Woodbridge know where I can get Nottingham yeast today? Friday is my next day off, but I'm trying not to wait that long to restart my cider's fermentation that stuck at the magic 1.020!

-captured from another post, provided as background info- So, after pitching a second starter things seem to be progressing nicely. After reading about adding caramel in other recipes, I wanted opinions on an idea: Would caramel be a good back sweetener added in at bottling, while adding some...

Hullo everyone! The attached pic is of un"washed" yeast I harvested from my very first brew (Brewer's Best English Brown Ale) on bottling day, Jan 25th. My questions are as follows: 1. Is this still usable, and if so any special instructions? 2. Can I use store-bought cider (the kind...

Hullo all! So I brewed my very first batch a little over a week ago. Very excited about how well my ability to follow kit directionsvarious over into flavor... went with Brewer's Best English Brown Ale. Anywho, I will be bottling on Wed and wanted to know how long I could keep the yeast that I...