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Sorry. I hit send by mistake. Anyway, I want to brew a Mayan hot chocolate inspired brew. It'll basically be a chocolate stout brewed with chili pepper and cinnamon. However, I have never used chili pepper in a recipe before and I'm unsure how to go about it. Do I use extract, powder or...

I want to brew a chocolate

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I have read about the existence of 4,000 year old beer recipes found on clay tablets but I can't find any postings of the actual recipes themselves. Does anyone know one of these ancient recipes?

Thanks guys. The weird thing was, the kit didn't provide extra hops for dry hopping nor did the instructions tell me to go buy some. In fact the first "overview" page was the only place dry hoping was ever mentioned.

I recently brewed an "oak barrel IPA" that was a kit from Brewcraft USA. On the front page of the instructions it listed special procedures that the kit required such as boiling and oak spiral and dry hoping. The instructions went into detail about the oak spiral but said nothing further about...

Lol! What?!

Thank you for being sane

Holy Jebus people! I'm just looking for some recommendations! I'm not gonna hunt you down if I don't like what you suggest. Chill out!

I live in CT. The only styles I have found I usually don't care for are white and wheat ales, rice/corn beer or really fruity beers.

Thanks Dad...

Thanks everyone!

I'm interested in expanding my knowledge of beer...by drinking it. BUT I DON'T WANT TO BE DISAPPOINTED AND WASTE MY MONEY!! The next time I'm in my local liquor store staring at the 750's in the micro and craft brew section what should I choose?

I was wondering if anyone can help me out. I'm fairly new at brewing and I bought an oak barrel IPA kit from brewcraft USA. It comes with an oak spiral that you're supposed to boil and add to the fermenting brew at some point. Problem is... I lost the instructions! Can anyone help me out...

I've been thinking about this post ever since I read it. And after reading many others that followed I have decided that I disagree. While it does seem like naming Bud as the worst beer is the "hipster" thing to do, I do believe it is one of the worst beers out there. Let me tell you why...