Recent content by aqua-ed

Hi all, I live in Korea where flaked corn/maize aren’t a thing. I have been reading that I can use grits, which are more expensive here, but still affordable. But, looking at the side of the box (Quaker Quick grits) there are a lot of extra things in there, like niacin, iron, and folic acid. I...

I use licorice root, star anise, cinnamon sticks, wintergreen, and vanilla beans

For my homemade root beer, I use zatarains as a backbone, but make an "herb tea" that I steep with sugar and add to the keg with the extract. It makes a great, full flavored root beer, without all the cost. I might start by finding oils for those herbs seeing what I can do

Interesting. I never thought about using essential oils. My mental plan was something more along the line of steeping the herbs I use, then boiling it down to a concentrate instead of diluting and kegging. But, I imagine that would affect taste. I'm going to look into the essential oil idea. How...

Hey Folks! Does anyone have any experience with making their own soda concentrates? I'd like to make and bottle some concentrate that I can pasteurize to make shelf stable, then add to carbonated water when I want some homemade soda. Just curious if anyone has any thoughts or experiences...

Does anyone have a recommended system to kegging small batches of soda? I have two 5gal cornies, but would like something smaller to force carb soda in. Most of the mini-keg systems that are sold require yeast carbonation. Any ideas? I could always use carbonated water, but I like being...

I'm excited to try this! Does anyone have a weight measurement for the ginger? Or a rough idea? Its hard to gauge cups of shredded from the root chunks in the grocery store. Also, I'm going to do a 4gal batch (I have a 5gal corney and it seems a waste to just do 2gal), is 6cps a recommended...

Hello good folks! This is a great forum I glad I came across it! Me and a friend have been casually brewing for a few years now. We aren't what you'd call serious or pros; we are happy just brewing up partial mash batches a couple times a year. As with most homebrewers, we have hit that...