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I recently brewed a ginger beer which finished out around 4.5% ABV, but I've noticed that it is very intoxicating. The friends that have sampled it agree. The buzz comes on almost immediately, before you finish your first glass. Ginger is a vasodialator, meaning it promotes increased blood flow...

So, a while back I went to a bar in here in Stl and a few of my friends were drinking Boulevard Tank 7 Saison with a shot of gin. Apparently the owner suggested it to them. I had a sip and thought it would be a good direction to take a homebrew. So my question: when is a good time to add juniper...

So, I brought this up in another thread but I don't think I was very clear with my question. For a soda, has anyone done a mash simply to gather enough sugar to prime the bottle? No primary here, just mash-boil-bottle. I think that if you could get it right, you could get a great chewy body...

I was wondering if anyone has used ale yeast to impart a particular flavor in a mead and then perhaps re-pitched with a wine or mead yeast to reach a higher ABV. I would think that you could get some pretty interesting flavors with some Belgian yeasts. Any stories?

I got a party star set for christmas and I just wanted to know if anyone could tell me what the little red plugs near the bottom of each keg are for. They look like they're for cleaning and I've heard that these things are a little inconvenient to clean, so it would make sense. I just wanted...

I've been on this forum for six months and I've forgotten to introduce myself. I'm a brewer from STL, MO with about six or seven batches under my belt. I frequent this site too much to not post anything so I'll get it rolling.