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I'm curious on how extract people have reused steeping grains in brewing. I've made bread and dog treats. What else? AG brewers can get two mashes if they do a parti gyle or just do a second/third steep and rinse when they batch sparge. Can I batch sparge my 1-2 lbs specialty grains and make...

Local micro brew Ginger Saison. Sour hoppy malty gingery Good all around.

Look up "birds mouth mast". Depends on your woodworking skill and tools but you might consider an 8 sided birds mouth structure. It'd be like a barrel but without the taper. Fill and age it on end to help minimize headspace. In the structure of a birds mouth, also, there are peaks that fit into...

I figured higher temps might pull out tannins but didn't consider pH. Though tannin is not a bad thing in Mead. I made a really excellent Earl grey peach Mead once upon a time. Strong tea to provide tannin and balance the honey and the bergamot to complement the peach. The tannin let me add more...

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Thoughts on reusing spent specialty grains for a small batch braggot? Im an extract brewer and those flavors/aromas from the specialty grains are hard just to toss in the yard... I'm not sure what I'd get out of resteeping the grains...would there be enough malt to call it a braggot or just an...

Or something totally local. I've got a crabapple pils going now simply because I have crabapples in the front yard and was tired of stepping on them.

But pretty dang close. . My name is Chris and my neighbor, Chris, and I are starting brewing. He's been at it a little longer than me but I started years ago with a Mr beer gift kit that was less than awesome. Couple decent beers, a couple of bombs. Neighbor Chris just started about a year...