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I'm on my second batch of brown ale. I have done everything exactly the same as the first time, I've even hit the same numbers. I've built the water exactly the same, everything seems to be the same. The problem is that the color, and therefor the flavor is incredibly different. The first batch...

I've seen a few posts around the HBT block mentioning this variety, but not a whole lot of opinions/experiences. What's yours?

I'm about to start building my water from scratch, and I'm curious, what modifiers should I stock? I'm new to water adjustments, but I'm pretty confident in the process, etc. I'll be brewing the full spectrum of styles. So, for you RO brewers, what do you keep on hand?

I haven't used it yet, but I'm about to. How do you use it? I'd love to see a good debate.

So, I had moved across town back in September, where I had excellent well water for brewing. I would preboil to remove excess carbonates, but I did not make any chemistry adjustments. That's due to not having the means to take readings, and the lack of water chemistry knowledge to go along with...

So, I enjoy brett beers but I have no experience with them in my own homebrewing adventures. This is where I could use some insight. A friend of mine had a barrel of Belgian quad brett that he kegged and gave out, since he bought a new house and couldn't bring the full barrel. I got one of...

So, who got some cool toys?

I just love tying up roasts! I can't wait to smoke this elk shank roast and throw it in a crock for a while. Who else butchers their own game? How do you delegate your cuts?

Has anyone seen an Ayinger Celebrator with a goat on the neck lately? I've been trying in vain everywhere I go to find them.

It's week 3 almost 4, and my maple red ale is still slowly bubbling, I'm not quite sure if it's safe to bottle yet. Any thoughts?

How many of you have used star anise in a 5g? I used just one ounce and it dominated, how well does aging fix that, if it even does?

Me an' swmbo are about to get rocked, so when the eye hits, i'm going to make what i'm going to call "Irene's Blackberry Melomel"

I just hit the jackpot! About an hour ago I found a ton of cascade growing out of control in an abandoned lot! Somewhere around 15 vines plus everything growing all over the ground! Hell yeah!

Well I have been defeated, my prized batch of maple wine oxidized because I forgot to refill my airlock.

What are some of the best strains to use with metheglin? Its for a 5 gal with 3:1. I'm shooting for an f.g. of 1.010~1.015

I'm making something a bit different, with malt, blueberries and maple syrup. A 5g batch starting off with an unhopped malt wort with a s.g. ~1.055 and I will use oregon canned blueberries and maple syrup of equal parts until I reach s.g. of 1.115. However, I have 2 questions. First, is their...

I have an idea of using 8lbs honey, 4lbs of blueberries, and 5lbs of maple syrup, and wheat for a 5 gal batch. However, on the gotmead calc, it doesn't have any grains listed. With what I have so far, it is at 1.091 s.g. I want to start around 1.100. How can I figure out how much wheat I should use?

I'm looking for a meadmaking book equivalent to HTB, does anyone have any suggestions?

I want to make something using all maple syrup (w/o honey), but I can't find any recipes that don't include honey. Is there anyone that can help me out with this one?

I'm making my first batch o' hooch from scratch. I'm planning on using 32 oz pure maple syrup, tea, red star and water to 1 gallon. I don't know what type of tea would go good with maple. I was going to use chai, but I black tea goes bitter after a few minutes of steeping. I think I might use an...