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Hi Guys! I want to get into cream ales. I been poking around, reading bits here and there, and and formulating a first attempt, after which I will refine into perfection. I am considering an extract with grain kind of build, but honestly I have no idea what effect all extract/all grain/mixed...

Hi Guys, I need some help figuring out how to replicate a cream ale from a brew pub back home. Its golden colour and easy drinking. Specifically it has this taste, this magic taste I need to recreate. The taste is in the finish and the best way I can describe it is that its like a river of...

Hi guys! I'm hoping to make my first batch of mead this weekend and wanted any tips you could afford to give me. I'm also looking for a basic mead recipe. I would like to add juniper to it (has someone tried this? Is it good?). Lastly, I have a 23L carboy (I think the US equivalent is...

I thought I would make this into a new topic since I finally have conclusive findings about the best ways to brew beer with honey and have the flavor stand out. This endeavor has taken me over a year of tinkering and more than a few brew sessions to pin down. A lot to credit goes to the people...

hi, I decided to try bottling using glass bottles. I went to the recycling plant and bought plenty of commercial beer bottles (the kind with threads on the top. I bought some caps and rented a capper. The capper doesnt seem to reliabily cap the bottles. I am wondering if I need bottles...

Hi all, I was directed here from the general techniques of beer making in my quest to make a purely amazing honey flavored black lager. I have done several things to make the flavour stand out, but nothing gives it the honey oomph I want. Then I got this idea, what if I add extra honey to...

Hello one and all, First I would like to apologize if the topic name is miss-leading. I really do not know if what I am about to ask is an example of cold crashing since I really don't know what that is but here it goes... A while ago someone recommended a possible method for preventing...

Hi all, Just about to go buy ingredients for brewing. I want a lager yeast with low alcohol tolerance. Also, how do I tell how tolerant a yeast is to alcohol?

I didn't see a thread up about the technique of adding spices to beer so I decided to make one. There are several factors to consider when adding spices to beer. Two I can think of are the surface to mass ratio (i.e. how finely ground the spices are) and extraction time (i.e. how long you let...

Gentlemen and Gentlewomen, I have been home brewing beer for nine months now and have thus far mainly focused on working with honey. My current project is a honey back lager and I am currently working on a third batch. Obviously the problem I am having is getting the honey flavor to come out...