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Yes I added some yeast nutrient and bottled it.. its carbonating now, but tastes like butt.. I think it was just the extract though - not very good stuff IMHO - I'm going to try another brand.

24 hours.. still no activity.. wondering if I should use a yeast smack pack? Though I don't want yeast-y flavored root beer either.

I thought a braggot was brewed with malt..? though the hops may give it the beer-like flavor.. 2# of honey seems low to me though... let us know how it tastes!

I've started making root beer for the first time (though I'm an experienced beer homebrewer).. followed some instructions online basically that says boil + mix in 4# sugar to 5gal water (bottled purified, not distilled) + extract (Zatarains) wait to reach pitching temp., throw in the yeast (I...

Wow! I knew someone would come up with an answer like this! Next year I'll calculate it like this. :) Thank you

Awesome, I guess I can do math! If you tasted this stuff you'd swear it was higher! thanks guys

Ok, maybe I'm making this more complicated than I have to but could I get a little help figuring this out? This year we've made "Apple Pie Liquor".. we bottle it in mason jars and give it as gifts for Christmas. Tastes sooo good! I want to make labels this year with the ABV on it.. the recipe...

Just wanted to say I've tested my first bottle of this and WOW it's awesome, best brew I've made so far - tastes very close to the real thing.

My LHBS carries it

Just brewed the extract/PM version of this past weekend. Don't mean to brag but pretty much nailed the OG with a reading 1.064. :) I did the 1 hour steep and kept the temp between 150-155 as close as possible. Fermenting away now in my basement and smelling awesome. I used a regular packet of...

So, took another reading last night and did some experiments with back-sweetening.. My gravity reading now is at a surprising 0.989. That's an ABV of like 12.3%, this stuff is strong - too strong. Like an apple moonshine. :) My wife joked that it would make her go blind. The stuff has a great...

for 5 gal i typically need about 48-50 12oz bottles, so you'll need about 40 bottles. Better get drinking! I prefer Goose Island bottles.. Why buy new bottles when you can enjoy some great beer in the process? :)

How much concentrate did you use? Did you ferment to completely dry? Also are you going for still or will you carbonate? thanks

At my brew store they also sold a cider-specific yeast strain.. Lalvin KIV-1116

I did about 3.5 lbs brown sugar in my batch and am at about 12% ABV, I'm thinking I could have gone up to 5 lbs though. Next time. :) If you're going for that high of an ABV you'll probably have to make sure you use yeast nutrient or your they will run out of gas beforehand.