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I wanted to make something tasty but simple to brew. Here is what I came up with: Apple/Amber Ale Batch size 5 gallons OG 1.052 IBU 20 2.5 gallons Mott's Natural Apple Juice (pasteurized with no preservatives) 3 pounds Briess Sparkling Amber Dry Malt Extract 0.60 ounces Warrior Hops...

mmmmm hopbursting. I have done something simular to a few pale ales and they are so darn tasty! I'd probably add some cara-pils malt for body. I add it to almost everything.

I don't think it's worth the trouble of doing seperate boils IMHO, until you have a large pot anyway. I would just do a concentrated boil and add water later. Even with a 7.5 gallon pot I find myself doing 3 gallon boils with extract since it takes a lot more time to boil 5 gallons of water...

definately brew something strong 8+ abv so it will age nicely. You can really brew any style you want and make it that strength. I would avoid beer where hops are the main staple (IPA and IIPA...the hop flavors will fade). glass jug is the way to go, buy a cheap gallon of wine, drink it and...

It's pretty hard to stop fermentation until it's complete. Some wine makers use campden tablets or stabilizers (or both) to halt fermentation to make a sweeter wine. Also, cold crashing might help. Though none of this is a full proof way to halt fermentation. I'd probably cold crash and...

I've used a 6.5g for 2ndary a few times with no trouble though I know less space is better. With what you have I'd primary one in the 6.5g bucket and one in a 6.5g carboy, then rack one into the 5g carboy and one into the other 6.5g carboy.

Hello, does anyone know if this wine base is mostly fruit packed in juice or mostly juice with a little fruit (specifically the strawberry and cherry)? Does anyone have a photo of an open can? thanks

I may need to post this on the wine side of the house but I am wondering about using this in a beer. I am wondering if the Vintners Harvest Wine Base is mostly fruit packed in a little juice or mostly juice packed with a little fruit. I couldn't find any photos out there of an open can...

I ended up kegging this. After a month in the keg it cleared up nicely. This is probably the best high gravity beer I have ever made. The only issue (a small one) is that I fermented at too high of a temp, which I think made the alcohol punch stronger. It has really smoothed out over the last...

moved to the 2ndary 9/27. Still there now, looks great. Sample tasted strongly like white wine (strong alcohol punch) with honey and very mild malt flavor. I will give this one another month or two before bottling.

This is a concentrated, extract-based wort. 2 gallons of water are added to the 3 gallon concentrate right before the yeast is pitched bring it to 5 gallons.

ArcaneXor - any hops to you that have an unpalatable taste? I made a pliny the elder clone last year that ended up tasting like grapefruit juice, it was awful! Of course, I've never tasted the real thing so i can't compair it. Seemed like the over use of american citris tasting hops caused this...

In an effort to get to know hop verities better I am considering brewing a couple of one gallon experiments. Each would use the same fermentables but a single, different hop variety. At first I was thinking of doing some small mashes and doing this all-grain but the small size of the mash and...

update: brewed 9/19. primary fermentation finished last night 9/26. I will rack to a smaller glass carboy tonight. Beer has cleared some and color has lightened up a bit.

Yes, it does. Sorry about that. Update: I finally kegged this Saison last week. Some of the off flavor has gone but still tastes somewhat like wet cardboard. I'm not throwing this out just yet, I'll give it until the new year and see how the flavor changes. I still think something went wrong...

(Name pending) Braggot I made yesterday afternoon. 5 lbs honey 3 lbs amber DME 1 lb light DME 2 lbs Maris Otter malt 1/2 lb flaked wheat 1/2 lb flaked barley 1/2 lb clear belgian candy sugar 1/4 lb Dextrin Cara-pils malt 1.18 oz Cascade (leaf) for 60 minutes 1 oz Cascade (leaf) for...

Went to keg this brew last night and something was wrong. Overwhelming medicinal taste. Couldn't taste anything else actually. I'm still going to keg it and see what happens but this batch may end up watering the garden. I will be making this recipe again using glass carboy instead of the...

Revised recipe..... Batch size: 5.0 gallons Est. Original Gravity 1.100 Est. Final Gravity 1.024 Est. Color 11° SRM Bitterness 96.5 IBU Alcohol 10.1% ABV Calories 329 per 12 oz. MALT 72% 9lbs X-Light Dry Malt Extract 8% 1lb American Two-row Pale 4% 8oz Dextrin (CaraPils)...

I enjoy Simcoe hops and want to make a big beer with them. I will mash the short grain bill at 155 degree in 1.25 quarts per gallon, then add water to make 5.5 gallons before I add the extract and hops. Please let me know what you think. thanks, Batch size: 5.0 gallons Est. Original...

Here is the recipe I brewed this weekend for my wife's birthday. She likes Belgian beer and wanted something that also appealed to a general audience. Wife's Birthday Saison (alt. working title: SHMBO Farmhouse Ale) 3lbs golden DME 1lb Belgian 2 row malt 1lb Vienna malt 8oz flaked...