Recent content by canadian006

I grew Willamette from a rhizome last year and got around 3 oz of wet hops from it. It's not a huge harvest but I thought that it was pretty good for the first year

I actually just transplanted two of my second year plants. They were grown and over wintered in pots but I noticed new buds already starting to grow and decided to give them a permanent home. As you can see in the photo, the bottom of the soil is still frozen. I've never done this before but...

I actually just made my first lager on Monday and used a process similar to yours. I'm trying to make a very plain and boring lager to start with It is a very simple recipe: 10lbs Pilsner 1 oz hallertau @60 .75 hallertau @15 .75 hallertau @ 0 Protein rest 130 degrees Low mash 142 degrees High...

It's been aging for about 6 months. 1.095 OG and 1.01FG. Blending does sound like it would be the easier way to go. It was originally made with nothing but honey, water and yeast as an experiment. Having tasted it, I now understand why most mead has fruit and other additives in it. I have a...

I'm new to homebrew and recently tried to make a 5 gallon batch of mead. Everything went fine but I'm not a big fan of the taste and it's very dry. I do however enjoy a glass of braggot and I'm wondering if I can convert this mead into braggot by adding some malt, hops and water. Any tips...