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    Hoppy Mead ?

    Made quite a few meads since becoming gluten intolerant, these are my favorite commercial versions ( use Google Chrome's translator to view - as the website is only in danish ) Dansk Mjød http://www.mjod.dk/node/12 Viking Blod Mjød http://www.mjod.dk/node/48 Back when I used to be able...
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    HomeBrewTalk 2012 Big Giveaway

    I renewed ! Yay
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    Hoppy Mead ?

    I used the search, but could not find any recipes for Hoppy meads, any one have a suggestion ? I was just going to do a basic semi dry mead using lavin D-47 yeast, Yeast nutrient, 9 lbs of wild flower honey 3 lbs buckwheat honey 1 cup of OJ for the acid , and adding 3 or more Oz of...
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    Spent Grains

    I add some to bread dough, My neighbor who is a self proclaimed bread geek begs me to save him some from every batch, I also compost some, and even feed some to my chickens...
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    Oak Chips in an IPA.. 2ndary Ferm Use?

    When I want to add oak, I sanitize the chips by soaking in a good whiskey for a couple of hours then adding the whole thing to the fermenter. This adds a nice subtle note of Awesome, as well as the oak , and boosts the ABV...
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    Homebrewing too popular???

    The same people also think that Steak comes comes from a factory, plastic wrapped on a Styrofoam tray...
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    Garden Cover Crops

    Some cover crops you can grow to maturity and succession plant in the stubble, others you simply mow & Till it in when you want to plant the next crop.
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    Garden Cover Crops

    ( Buckwheat is between the shed & chicken coop )
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    Garden Cover Crops

    I've used clover, buckwheat, winter rye and this year I'll be doing a 2 row winter barley ... Sweet sweet barley ;) We chose buckwheat because it produces a ****ton of nectar for our honey bees. Jens
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    Tankless waterheaters??????

    When we bought our house , the first thing to go was the bathroom followed by the 40 gal electric water heater. The SWMBO "Needed" a 60 gallon jacuzzi "bathtub/whirlpool " A Takagi tankless water heater was a necessity at that point, also freed up an entire closet, and when you've...
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    BrewerShroomers Unite! Who's lookin for Morels?

    In 20 -30 days the wife & I will be in our woods every night after work hunting the tasty little buggers. Jens
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    To Grow Organically or not?

    +1 for the Organic hops, actually every thing we grow is organic, In our particular neighborhood non organic pesticides and fertilizers are against the rules. Horse, sheep Alpaca,Cow & Chicken poo , wood ashes from the wood stove, compost, grass clippings and deep mulching keep my hops...
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    Best Beer selection in Missouri or Midwest

    If you have a fancy to go North to Iowa City, John's Grocery is Awesome !
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    3 months and my Perry smells of sulfur BAD

    Recipe: ~ 5 Gallons fresh pressed pear cider 1 lb Corn sugar 5 Camden tabs crushed in a clean & sterilized glass carboy Pitched 2 pkg Nottingham yeast 24 hours after adding Camden tabs Fermentation began in about 24 hours 3 months later ( aka Last Sunday )...
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    Sierra Nevada Torpedo...?

    Yeah , I have a new favorite , the wife loves it too . Torpedo is quite yummy :)
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