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Turned out to be one of my favorite brews.

Are there any all grain recipes I am make with some combination of the following: 1/2 pound black barley 8 oz chocolate malt 6 oz brown malt 4 pounds crystal malt Irish moss amylase enzyme Wyeast Activator 3787 These are some things I have left over from previous brews. Thanks in...

So, I am currently on my eighth or ninth brew. I've not seen yeast formations hang out this long into fermentation. It is in the fourth week of secondary. Is this normal for Wyeast Belgian Abbey Yeast? La Fin Du Monde 10 lbs extra light dry ME 1 lbs Clear Candi Sugar 1/2 lbs...

Using peppers definitely different. The bevmo here sells a strange rooster sauce beer. That's definitely a path worth exploring.

I hope that's the case. I just changed it out today. Also, I'm new to mead what's the typical fermentation timeline?

I just made this recipe five days ago. * 4qts Apple Cider* ICV D-47 Lalvin Wine Yeast 4Lbs Orange Blossom Honey 2 Cinnamon sticks The fermentation seemed to not be happening though. I mean no airlock activity at all. So, I added a second pack of yeast, after rehydration. As soon as the yeast...

That definitely is an interesting set of flavors. I may have to try that one. I only recently found out about beer cellaring , and that beer would be awesome to taste at different phases.

Sounds interesting, did you use the northern brewer's kit?

That sounds pretty awesome. I'm not familiar with the style, but after a quick Google I'm definitely interested.

I've got an open carboy, and I'm looking for suggestions. Any unique brews that turned out well? I'm open to any beer style.

I ended up making a crystal malt with the teff. I pretty much followed the hoptomology guide for making it. However, after soaking the teff for 24 hours in water, it was extremely difficult to get it to dry for roasting. This overall process took somewhere around 4 to 5 hours(drying and...

Has anyone tried brewing with the grain teff? I recently used it in a Midas Touch style inspired beer. Only two days into primary fermentation though.