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I’ve been brewing beer for a few years now, and would like to try mead. I usually go about things backwards, and without a real plan I have assembled the following items: 15# of Star thistle honey 2 packets of mangrove jack m05 mead yeast Fermaid O Go Ferm any suggestions on a recipe...

When in college I played rugby, and our team went to England for six weeks over the summer break. It seemed every pub had a generic ale on tap, sometimes it was pulled from a cask. This was in 1987. Does anyone know what style of beer this likely was? bitter? mild? brown? I...

I am getting back into brewing after 25 years. Brewed my first batch yesterday, and think I made an error. Didn't decant anything off of my yeast starter, poured in a liter or more (total volume). I just now read a post that mentions that you should remove as much of the "beer" liquid as...

I have several "sextel" sanke barrels laying around and was planning to swap them for 1/2 barrel kegs. It seems there are lots of neat things to make from 1/2 barrels. Before I do I thought I would see if there was any DIY projects that call for the smaller kegs. Possibly relevant: I...

After 25 years I have decided to get back into brewing. I want to do things different this time around, like going all grain/kegging instead of extract/bottles. A good thing about my situation is that I am mostly setting up "from scratch" and not trying to decide whether to upgrade...

Newbie here. Used to brew WAY back in college, and have been thinking about getting back into it. Was always impressed with the aphrodisiacal qualities of mead, but that is a different story. Have been pretty close to "pulling trigger" on a BM23, but keep spending my money on pool cues...