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If you read the OP in its entirety (I realize it's a bit lengthy) you'll see that my wife and I were getting headaches off as little as one glass. I agree that so many glasses of that stuff was excessive. I hadn't thought of that. I've had champagne without any problems, but never more...

I hear ya on the sweeter drinks causing hangovers, but this batch actually came out quite bland. Given the lack of sweetness despite the amount of honey I put in there, I'm assuming it is approaching the 18% alcohol mark that champagne yeast is capable of. The severity of the headache and...

I've been bumping around different threads involving apple wine and haven't really seen anyone else posting these problems, but after thinking about it for a while, I realized my insistence in using honey over sugar really makes this stuff half mead. Long story short, I'm starting to think that...

I agree that the symptoms do sound a lot like fusel alcohol contamination, but none of the other signs are there. Tis a mystery :confused: Yeah, I have no problem with wine. I can polish off a bottle over the course of an evening on my own and not regret it the next day. I did try cutting...

That's a thought, though I was under the impression that fusel alcohol had a very noticeably "hot" flavor. The wine is quite mild, even milder than white wine with a slight apple hint. As I said, I kept the temps a constant 64F through the entire process. Would it still be possible that the...

So here's the deal. A few months ago I decided to take a stab at some homebrew apple wine. It seemed like an easy, inexpensive way to make some diy alcohol, and since I had the equipment just sitting around I went for it. I kept things simple, using the following recipe. 5 gallons organic...

Nothing? I'm amazed.

Seriously, any advice for a recipe of that type would be appreciated. I've only done ales up until this point and my book doesn't cover much on lagers. What base malt should I be using? What hops would you recommend? Yeast? What are the defining characteristics of Czech style beers?

I'm looking for an all grain recipe that will produce something like New Belgium's Blue Paddle lager. On their website, they describe it as being a Czech style pilsner-lager. If anybody has any suggestions, I would appreciate it.

Thanks for the reply, Bosium. I'm with you on not being a big fan of the roasted flavor. It's not that the recipe isn't good, it's just not exactly what I was going for. I may try this one again without the chocolate malt. I'm still open to suggestions on what type of sugar to use when...

Thanks guys. I feel like such an idiot forgetting something like that, but hopefully the beer will be fine. I'll try to remember to post on here whether or not it comes out in a couple of weeks.

I’m currently brewing my first two batches of beer. They have been fermenting for a little over a week now, and I thought everything was going great until I realized that I forgot to put water in one of the airlocks. I hadn’t seen bubbling, but I read somewhere on here that there won’t...

I'm writing this directly from the list that I gave them. 6.25 lb. Pale Malt US 1 lb. Flaked Corn .5 lb Crystal Malt 20L .5 lb. Crystal malt 60L .5 lb. Crystal Malt 80L .5 lb. Cara-pils/Dextrine .25 lb. Chocolate Malt .5 oz. Target .25 oz. Goldings, East Kent Whitbread Ale (wyeast...

I’m a newb in need of help. I have my first two batches of beer currently sitting in my fermenter (Hazzah)! Newcastle is one of my favorite beers, so one of the recipes that I used was this one. The only changes that I made were to cut the recipe in half, and leave out the roasted barley. I...

Thanks, dfohio. I might be giving that a try in the very near future. I'll let you know how it comes out.

This is my first post, so I would like to start by saying hello to everyone. Hello! I’m getting ready to start my first batches of brew, and have pretty much been able to track down every type of recipe that I would want on this site except for this one. I would like to brew a pale ale that...