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That's really cool, I've heard it has a very nice peachy character to it. I'd really love to hear how your batch turns out. I just brewed an APA this past weekend that uses the Chama variety from Holy Hops. It had a great floral/passionfruit aroma to it. Can't wait to try it!

Howdy hop enthusiasts, as a follower of Stan Hieronymus’ blog I was recently tipped-off to the fact that a monastery in New Mexico has successfully cultivated and is selling homebrew-sized batches of neomexicanus hops from their website. Since this native American variety is new to the homebrew...

I'm a fan of this Tac 'N Stik putty from Elmers, personally. It sticks to the carboy/bucket/whatever and doubles as insulation. The best part is that it's reusable! I've been using the same pack for the last two years. http://www.amazon.com/Elmers-Reusable-Adhesive-Ounces-98620/dp/B001CEMCXQ/

Woo, big winner, big winner!

Thanks for the insight, guys! I had heard that late season apples tend to have higher sugar content, but I guess I wasn't quite prepared for just how high it might be!

I think it depends on the type of oak object you are using too: chips will have the fastest effect, followed by oak cubes, staves, then barrels (but even the size of the barrel has a different effect). Also, the amount of toast and previous use will effect the flavor too. So, the best advice...

I've only had experience oaking beer, but 3 oz for a month is a lot of oak, even for cubes. I did 1.5 oz medium toast hungarian oak in 5 gallons for 5 weeks in a rye strong ale and it was on the high end of tolerable oak, even ~6 months later. I'd recommend tasting a sample every week or so...

I'm pretty new to the cider game (a few batches under my belt) and this is my first time using fresh, unpasteurized juice. I just wonder if the sugar content is higher because it's so late in the season and cold, similar to how they make eiswein.

I recently managed to pick up 5 gal of one of the last batches of fresh pressed unpasteurized apple juice from a local cider press and couldn't believe my eyes when I took a gravity reading: 1.072! Double-checked w/ both hydrometer and refractometer. Now, the containers they were in mentioned...

Oh boy! :ban:

Count me in! :mug:

Just placed an order w/ Spike Brewing--you'll be sure to hear from me how it goes :mug:

Been tooling around with a Robust Porter for my dad's birthday and I'm looking for some feedback. Shooting for OG of ~1.60 & ~30 IBUs. I've read a bunch of thoughts about adding cocoa/vanilla/porter, but nothing about adding all three--is this too much? Should I change the amounts so nothing is...

Do you have any recommendations for thermometers, or would just about any 1/2" NPT thermometer work okay.

Okay, after a bit more digging I came up w/ these threads discussing Spike Brewing: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f11/brew-pot-285433/ https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f11/stainless-kettle-too-good-true-287381/ Sounds pretty legit, I'll do a bit more research and maybe I'll make an order soon...

You know, somewhere down the line I was looking at those, but there weren't any reviews and I wasn't sure if it was legit or not. Do you know of anyone who has had a good experience with spikebrewing?

Okay, good to know! I was thinking that if I just used lukewarm water it would be fine, but I didn't know if the cleaners would corrode the bottle caps or something like that.

I currently have a 16 quart stainless steel brew kettle, but I'm looking to upgrade to something that will support a full boil for 5 gallon batches. Stainless steel seems to be best, but should I look for something w/ built in thermometer & ball valve? Would that be too expensive? Any particular...

Long story short: I'm not going to have time to remove the labels off the empty bottles I'm about to fill. Does anyone know of any problems with removing the labels (soaking in PBW/Oxyclean/etc) *after* capping?

Here's what I did: 1) Got a 10 gallon utility bucket (the kind with handles) 2) Filled with water (keeps temperature stable) 3) Placed carboy in water 4) Got $15 100 Watt fish tank heater off Amazon & placed in water. Result: rock solid temp readings of 66°F.