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I am experimenting with a line of cocktail inspired meads, and this was the whiskey ginger attempt. It came off quite nicely. 1) Mash at 155 for 60 minutes at a ratio of 1.25qt/# of grain 2.5 # Golden promise (or Maris Otter) 1 # Smoked malt 8 oz Crystal 40L 4 oz Crystal 120L 2 oz...

I have 4 Gallons of Edworts' Apfelwein at 3 weeks in primary. I am planning on racking to secondary and adding the following amount of spices to produce a slightly sweet chai cider for the winter season: 25 Cardamom Pods (Cracked) 10 Cloves 4 Cinnamon Sticks 10 Whole Black Peppercorns...

I want to find out more information on the use of gruit herbs in developing a few different recipes for ales that are based primarily on the use of traditional Gruit herbs. Does anyone know the IBU units for some of the certain herbs used (fresh and/or dry)? Traditional herbs used include...

I have been brewing 5 gallon extract kits for the past year since I started homebrewing. I got bored of only brewing my LHBS recipes (with a small tweak here or there) and decided it was time to start developing my own recipes. I started with an American Brown Ale. I was going for a something...

I have a 5 Gallon batch of Belgian Wit fermenting away on day 2 in primary. I plan on bottling half as is once primary has finished, and racking the other into secondary w/ mango and habanero. Here is the recipe for the Belgian kit (Extract) I brewed: Malt: 6lbs Weizen DME Steeping Gran: 1/2...