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What is the best priming sugar to use with this one? I've always primed with maple in my 1 gallon batches. This is my first fiver. Not sure what to use or even how much. Anyone have any pointers? I should also mention that in my one gallon batches I use about 2 tablespoons of maple. If I use...

New plan, new plan. I did a taste testing of a small cup of my finished brew and the tea's tea 50/50. The beer demolished the tea. No Jasmine taste or smell whatsoever. So it looks like I'm going to need to actually toss some kind of jasmine tea or flowers into the boil to even have a chance of...

Thanks! Do you think I should try to compensate for alcohol loss by the added water? Definitely no sorbates (unless natural tea has them), it's "tea's tea", says the ingerdients are water, tea and ascorbic acid (vitamin c)...

I know a lot of people use tea when they brew. But what about pre-made tea? I've been working on a recipe and I know of a pre-brewed tea that will add exactly the right taste to bring my brew to perfection. But I don't know when to add the tea, since it is already in water/tea form. Should I...

This may seem weird, but I'm aiming to spruce up my take on cascades orange with just a hint of magnolia essence. Not flavor, just the scent. I think it would make an interesting touch to the already great beer. Any ideas how to make this happen? I'm not quite crazy enough to toss a giant...