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I was thinking of buying more of this wild flower/clover honey because its such a great deal, I know I wont see honey of this kind go on sale again anytime soon. Should I buy 5-6 more jars even if I keep them for a year ?

Wow, thats alot of cider or juice. I might go and try to find a good frozen concentrate with no preservatives added, because cider will be hard to come by especially now. I kind of liked the JAO idea of just using orange quartered/eighthed to get the flavour of the fruit in the mead, it seems...

I just made this kit, and am tasting it for the past two days now. Its pretty good, I used just regular sugar to get the alcohol to 5% range. My LBS doesnt carry DME or LME but they have every single coopers can though.... I can say one thing that will improve this beer is extra hops, im not...

I live in toronto, im pretty sure there has to be some kind of store that sells fresh grains and hops, ill keep my eye out for more brewery stores. Say, what about health food stores ?

I found a bunch of recipes on making a cyser, or an apple-pie mead. I was just wondering on technique, whether or not to crush the apples, skin on or off ? Also the type of apples being used. I sort of wanna try a granny smith since it has that sourish taste to it. I was thinking of using...

How the heck was it still fermenting after 2 months ? Do you use a hydrometer ? Because there really is no point in racking until the ferment is finished. Unless you want a stuck fermentation. I made a JAO and deviated from the recipe big time. I didnt want to use bread yeast, I added cinnamon...

I asked my LBS and he told me that they dont sell the grains/hops. Its funny because he has brewpots, and all equipment for making people beer. I even seen him adding hops to a brewpot one time. He told me the hops are very expensive and it would cost me more than if I just bought the extract...

Ive made my first braggot, small batch only about 1gal. I only did this because the beer kits im using are for 23l and my bucket holds 20, so I save 200g of the extract and used it in this braggot. Basically its just a coopers draught, mixed with honey to an sg of 1.070. I doubt itl come...

Dextrose is actually better than granulated sugar, I just used it because it was the only thing I had! If 1kg of dextrose is the same as 1kg of sugar your going to have an alcohol level higher than 5.5% for sure. Specific gravity is just a measure of how much sugar is in your beer, it helps us...

I use the same kits, they say its for 23L but I usually use 18-19l of water, you need to leave some room in your bucket for the big foamy krausen when it ferments. I save about 200-300 grams of extract in a separate container and refridgerate. You can always use the whole can and your beer...

Hehe thx for the input all! Where do many of you buy your hops and fresh grains ? Or is it only available online ?

Hi guys, Im new to the forum, and sort-of-new to beer brewing. I made some batches of wine, from grape juice kits, and some mead from scratch! Ive never invested a whole lot of money in brewing equipment, just keep it simple carboy, airlocks, and my hydrometer. Ive made my first batch of...