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I am currently malting some Sorghum and Millet for the African Beer I posted about on this thread a while back. I have been using the malting instructions found at http://www.sillyyak.com.au/gfb/gfmalt.html. So far, I have soaked it for two 6 hour stints, and it's starting to have a bit of a...

In my experience, dogs hate bitter things.

I recently made a maple wine with 3L of maple syrup, brown sugar, and a lemon. What I learned is that maple is a very strong flavour, and that maple derivatives have a higher sugar content than you think. My maple wine came out quite strong, but with plenty of sugar left over to be sweet...

Thanks a lot for your help, everyone. I think this puts me well on my way, although expect me to frequently come back for advice. If you want to keep track of the project, I'm writing a blog about it at africanbeer.blogspot.com.

One of the West-African recipes that intrigued me was Mbele Banana Beer. Apparently the grain bill is typical of Africa- equal parts Sorghum and Millet, but it has bananas in it. Anybody have any idea how I might go about adding Banana to beer? It can't exactly be juiced that easily. Should I...

Thanks a lot, Revvy. That one article on Millet beer in Mali seems particularly useful. And I may want a copy of Radical Brewing for entirely non school related reasons. Kai- What beers did you want me to buy for you?

No, that wasn't me. Although I do enjoy experimenting. I'm the guy who is asking about citrus wine in the wine section.

I'm doing a project for a history of beer class, and my research involves the proliferation of European Beer in Africa through the colonial era. As part of it, I'm planning on brewing two beers; a traditional African Sorghum beer, and a more modern colonial inspired ale from Africa, in order to...

This is a random brainstorm I had. It seems that a lot of alternative type wines are made from northern fruit, mostly berries. My thinking is, why not try the same thing with southern citrus fruit. I was thinking of making something along the lines of a sparkling grapefruit wine. My one concern...

I think I'll use my roommate's thread to introduce myself as well. My roommate is Kai, not Kaiser. Or Kia.