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I tried it again with frozen raspberries this time added after a week into the primary. It tastes good, but, slightly off. Its been a month since I bottled it. The flavor tastes a little more raspberry up front and less kind of hearty on the back end. I'm hopeful that after another month or...

I just don’t get the point. What’s the point of unnecessary calories with no buzz? Maybe that’s just me. But I don’t love the taste enough to say I’d rather have it over a coke...

I finally tried this and I tried the 2nd recipe. Unfortunately I tried it with the raspberry extract instead of actual raspberries. It didn’t come out great: In general it tastes similar but the raspberry extract was an issue: it came out too strong. And then when I waited a few months for it...

+5 Hefe +5 Witbier +10 Blonde +10 Irish Red = 20375.7

I made way too much homebrew this year: +10 gallons hefeweizen +10 gallons pale ale +5 gallons oktoberfest +5 gallons pumpkin +5 gallons summer ale +5 gallons canadian ale 25,305.5+40=25,345.5 And given that we are only in september I'll probably make another 5 gallons of oktober and...

Iron City Beer is without a doubt the worst I've ever had. Tried one at a Pirate's Game one night while in town. I had a headache before I got to the end of it.

Anyone ever have any carbonation issues with Pumpkin Ale? I've made 2 different versions now and there has been a tremendous amount of excess carbonation with each. If I try and pour it into a pint glass, I can only fill up the glass about half way and then both it and the 22 oz bottle are...