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Hypothetical: What if I brewed a Flanders brown using French oak chips and Wyeast Roeselare blend, then took said oak chips, allowed them to dry, then used them in the secondary of a sweet stout? Would I end up with something interesting? I ask because I wanted to make something straightforward...

So I started a Flanders back in September using the Wyeast Roeselare blend. A decent pellicle formed among the oak chips a few months ago, then dropped out when the chips sunk about 3 weeks ago. I was scheduled to bottle today but when I took off the box I was using to keep the light off of the...

So I tried something a bit off-the-wall and it actually worked out. I wanted to brew something for my wife, who hates beer and dry cider. She says "Well, in Harry Potter they're always drinking pumpkin juice, and Halloween is coming, so how about that?" The trick was, in order for her to...

So I brewed myself a Berliner Weisse the cheating way (lactic acid and vinegar, I was in a hurry) and it turned out ok. So you're supposed to use a little raspberry syrup in the glass when you serve it, but I got this bright idea. My Joint Juice is kinda raspberryish so why not? I'll be having a...

So, I had a notion a while back that I could probably brew something better than he-who-shall-not-be-named hard lemonade. My wife loves marachino cherries so I figured why not marachino lemonade. On my first one gallon test batch I figured the marachino has preservatives in it so I better add 10...