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Hey all! I'm thinking of taking my first stab at a hydromel. I'd like something that I can turn around fairly quickly (by mead standards, anyway) and I happen to have an abundance of honey at the moment. I happened across a bucket (60lbs) of heather honey and I have some heather tips...

Hey folks! I'm going to be brewing an Irish red soon (my first time brewing this style) and would like some recipe input. I was planning on using Jamil's recipe from Brewing Classic Styles. Here it is. 11 gallon batch 60 minute boil OG .1.053 FG 1.014 22.3 IBU's 13.5 SRM 5.1% ABV...

So I kegged my Gratzer earlier this week and carbed to the recommended 3.6 volumes, which gives me a head pressure of about 24psi. I ordered a 3/16 polyethylene draft line that is 11' long, the manufacturer lists line resistance as 2.2psi/ft. I'm dispensing with a cobra tap that stays in the...

I am a seasoned homebrewer and would like to help my mother get into winemaking. I have no experience with home winemaking, she has make 3 batches in past years. 2 of them came out very poorly, one came out "alright." I would like to help her through this next batch so she doesn't get...

I have a beautiful tasting wheat that's just finished primary. I plan to add 11lbs (eleven) of blueberries and am devising a plan to do so. I see a few options, but am a little lost as I've never added this quantity of fruit to any previous batches! I could cook it down, as you would when...

I'm prepping for my first AG brew day sometime in the next few weeks and I'm having a heck of a time deciding on what to brew! So, I'm turn to the community for inspiration. What type of beer really screams "spring" to you? To give you a picture of my current cellar, I have a holiday...

Long time forum creeper, first time poster here! I've been homebrewing for about a year and a half now and I'm just about ready to make the jump to AG. Quite a few people that I know from my homebrew clubs frequent these forums so I figure it's high time I do so, myself!