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I've got a semi-Holiday brew just about to go into secondary and I wanted to get some opinions about how to get the aroma and flavor of cinnamon without ending up tasting like RedHots or Fireball whisky. For background, this is a rye heavy saison with wyeast 3711. I'm going to flavor it with...

I have a 3 tap kegerator that I'd like to re-plumb the gas lines. I dispess each keg with (possibly) different pressures. Currently I have a primary regulator with a wye fitting, one side goes to soda (30 psi) and the other goes to a set of secondary regulators that step down the pressure...

Manufacturer - Better Bottle, Div. High-Q Inc. Price Payed: $30.00 Recommended? Yes Pros: Unbreakable, lightweight, cost only slightly more than glass Cons: they melt, they can scratch Better-Bottle fermentation carboys are: 1) Unbreakable and tough, 2) Taste- and Odor-free, 3) Virtually...

Manufacturer - Better Bottle, Div. High-Q Inc. Price Payed: $30.00 Recommended? Yes Pros: Unbreakable, lightweight, cost only slightly more than glass Cons: they melt, they can scratch Better-Bottle fermentation carboys are: 1) Unbreakable and tough, 2) Taste- and Odor-free, 3) Virtually...

I found my first bottle bombs yesterday. Am I part of the club now? Luckily, it was only a root beer, and not a real beer. Otherwise, I would be weeping now (my ESB is happily fermenting away). I think that it was a combination of root beer having tons of sugar, and the bottles being...

So I finally started my first mead (technically a melomel) and I think everything is going quite well. My recipe was: 15 lbs honey (strong flavored, dark, wildflower, from my own bees) 4 quarts pomegranate juice (Langer's brand, from concentrate, via Costco) ~1oz of Twinnings Earl Grey Tea...

I have never made a mead before, so this is a first for me. It is technically a pomegranate melomel. 15 lbs or so of wildflower honey (from my own bees, cheap!) 6 quarts pomegranate juice water to make 5 gallons champagne yeast (something else?) yeast nutrient possibly some grape juice, or...

I am just starting to get into home brewing with a college buddy of mine, and we are both really interested in making mead. I've got tons of honey. Quite literally too, my father and I raise bees. I think that there is 500 lbs or so in my parents basement. Anyways, I will be getting married...