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I did not know that... I always assumed the seeds are where the heat comes from. We tried a drop of some scorpion pepper hot sauce in a sample of the beer and it was great. It had that slight lingering burn in the back of your throat... which is what I'm looking for. Thanks for all the...

I recently brewed a jalapeno beer and was very pleased with the results, except it was lacking any kind of heat. The jalapeno flavor was exactly where I wanted it. Has anyone tried brewing with hot sauce? I saw some posts about using a tincture, but has it ever been tried in the boil or in...

I brewed up a 14% braggot that turned out incredible and I was thinking of using some pure agave nectar for a different take on the same recipe. Never used it before, so I was wondering if anyone had experience with it and what did it impart on your tasty beverage? I'm not going to completely...

I've done some research, as far as what pressure the bottles can hold, it seems beer bottles are around 3.5 (psi?) while the flip tops are 4. I figured as long as I go light on the priming sugar I shouldn't have any problems. Thanks for the clarification.

First off, this is only my second batch of wine I have attempted... I made a one gallon peach wine from Vintner's Harvest puree that I am going to add natural pecan flavoring to before bottling. I've never bottled wine before, and don't have the traditional bottles/corks/etc. I plan on...

I really think the bottom line for this discussion is that most people who aren't familiar with homebrewing, or the beer-making process in general, have no idea what they are talking about. I can recall when I was of a similar mind after trying my first dark beer and declaring, "Dark beers...

Hello all. My name is James Slattery and I work at Happy Hop Homebrew & Gourmet in Belleville/Edwardsville, IL. As you can imagine, we are constantly asked for our homebrew and wine making advice, which often requires an internet search to find advice for specific problems. More often than...