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Hello all! I'm planning on running an iron chef style "Mystery Ingredient" inter-club contest next year for my homebrew club. My plan is to unveil an ingredient at each of our meetings Jan-June. Then begin having the judging July-December. The rules are that they have to use the listed...

I am planning to brew a holiday themed brew on Christmas eve. My goal is a Gingerbread Christmas beer with English barleywine as the base style. I also want it to be as dark as possible, pitch black would be best. Below is the recipe Ive come up with. I would appreciate any feedback you guys...

I have an Improptu brew day tomarrow and was looking to use up some of the ingredients i bought and squirreled away. Was thinking of doing a Variation on JOAM using a Mango in place of the orange and 1/4 of a scorpion pepper in place of the spices for a 1 gallon batch. Is 1/4 of the pepper...

I got the idea in my head to make an Orange Creamsicle Braggot. My goal is a semi sweet to sweet after dinner drink with a little bit of a kick. I'm hoping to get a strong orange flavor and a creamy mouth feel (similar to what you would get from a milk stout). Below is the recipe I have...

I am looking to make a cream ale with a hint of Elderberry in it. I have never used it before and am worried about overdoing it. How much would you guys recommend i use to get a hint of flavor? Would it be beneficial to pair it with elderflower?

I started up a Mojito flavored hydromel on Sunday. When i went to step feed it the smell that came off of it was a vomit like smell. Ive gotten sulfur smells making cider before and this isn't what im getting. Is this being caused by the acidity from the limeade? Or have i made some other kind...

Ive seen recipe brainstorming threads based on game of thrones, Video games and such. Yet I haven't seen one based on that oldest bastion of geekdom, Dungeons and Dragons. ( If its been done and I just haven't found it feel free to link it. ) I think it would be fun to bust out some themed...

I plan to start a three gallon batch of cyser soon, with the intention to give it out at Christmas time. I have noticed some beer recipes using mulling spices in the boil to add that "Christmas-y" flavor to the beer. My questions are 1. Would you add the mulling spices to primary or...

I recently bottled three gallons of cider that contains one pound of DME and one pound of Caramelized honey. I'm getting ready to label it but I'm not sure what to call it. Is it a graf? or does apple graf require it to be closer to beer? ( More malt and hops?) I dont believe its a cyser. ( To...

Does beer brewed with Sorghum extract needs to be protected from light in the same way as traditional beers do?

Started my second ever batch of cider this afternoon. I went out to check on it an hour ago and found the foam had blown up threw the airlock. So I cleaned up the mess and attempted to make a blow out tube. I have not however, actually seen one set up before. In case the photo doesnt load...

I found some bottles of Lingonberry concentrate at Ikea and decided to try making a mead with it. 1 Gallon Test Batch: Started 11/20/14 3lbs Orange blossom honey 1lb Clover honey 500ml ( 1 bottle ) Saft Lingon Concentrate 1/2 tsp yeast nutrient 1/4 tsp Tanin Lalvin 71B-1122 yeast...

This evening i bottled a one gallon batch of cyser. I back sweetened it with a can of apple juice concentrate, bottled it, and then pasteurized it. To pasteurize it i brought a pot of water to a boil then killed the burner, added the bottles and let them sit for 10 minutes. 2 hours later the...

I'm getting ready to make my first batch of cider using the following recipe. For a 3 gallon batch. 1 gallon of cider. 4 lbs sugar 2 lbs brown sugar apple juice to bring it up to 3 gallons Red Star Pasteur Champagne yeast ( the yellow packet ) Yeast nutrient Pectin enzyme Any...

I finished my first batch of mead earlier this week. Once i had finished racking it out of secondary i put the carboy into the refrigerator to cold crash it. I had next to 0 airlock activity at this point, and after 48 hours i have no sediment in the bottom of the carboy or pressure build up. My...