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I had a phenomenal tasting cider recently that I'd like to recreate but one aspect of the taste I'm not sure how to hit. The cider was Elemental's Blackberry Cobbler. Normally the flavors taste distinctly like spice additions but this one actually that a nice cinnamon graham crust flavor to...

I've been a homebrewer for years and am thinking of getting into soda making. I already have keg setup that I plan to use to force carb the soda. After it's carbed I would like to bottle it in standard 12oz brown beer bottles and keep at room temp indefinitely. Since there's no alcohol in it...

Hi all, tried searching but could only find this topic discussed in amounts of a pound here or there when added to something else. Anyway, I really want to make a ginger beer based on what appears to be original recipes from back in the day. Fresh ginger root, lemon juice, cream of tartar and...

So here's the situation.. I replaced 2 kegs monday night and didn't realize that my co2 was out. The kegs were full of beer and pressurized when I hooked the lines up and some beer must of have pushed back into the lines. What's the best way to clean them? Also, since the their is no co2 and...

I have brewed about 4 batches of AG full boil stove top but it is absolutely causing havoc on my burners. I am guessing the combination of weight and being on for nearly 2 hours is the cause. Any suggestions to help weight distribution that won't hinder the boiling ability? Right now I...

So for the 3rd AG session in a row (and in total) I have been getting about 57% efficiency. I would really like to improve this. Here is my process.. I get my grains from the brew store and crush twice. 1st crush I do at their recommended setting and then I do a 2nd crush a bit finer. This...

Brewhouse Efficiency: 60.00 5.25 gallons Ingredients Amount Item Type % or IBU 11.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 66.67 % 2.00 lb Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 12.12 % 1.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 9.09 % 0.50 lb Rye Malt (4.7 SRM) Grain 3.03 % 0.75 oz...

Last weekend I did my first all grain brew (stove top).. Started off using my old 6 gallon kettle to heat up 4.5 gallons of mash water for 14lbs of grain. Checked my floating therm after a few minutes and was at 153 (about what I was looking for). After about 45 minutes did an iodine test and...

Wanted this to be a bit of a drier imperial irish red.. How's it look? Ingredients Amount Item Type % or IBU 11.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) Bel (3.0 SRM) Grain 80.00 % 1.00 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 7.27 % 0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 3.64 % 0.25 lb Roasted Barley...

Did a quick search but didn't find much on this topic. I was wondering if it's ok to make a yeast starter using corn sugar instead of DME? Are there any advantages or disadvantages to this?

After going to the LHBS to get hops for brew day I decided it was time to save some serious $$ and order in bulk from hops direct. My favorite beers are (in order-ish) IPA, Pales, Hefs, Reds .. I also would like to experiment with other things including fruit in 2nd but those are my preferred...

I was wondering if anyone has come up with a method for indoor all grail 5 gallon full boils? I have seen DB stovetop method but I don't think I can get 7+ gallons to boil on my stove top with breaking something. I was thinking of setting up a 5 gallon hot tank, a 7-10 mash cooler, and run a...

So I am about to make the jump into partial mashing/AG having been inspired by DB's thread on easy stove partial mash. So my dilemma.. I am pretty much restricted to brewing in a fairly small kitchen in my apartment. I currently have a 24qt aluminum stock pot that I have been using. I plan to...

I just ordered some wheat extract and WLP400 Belgium Wit yeast and would love to experiment making a blueberry wheat beer but have no experience working with fruit yet. Any tips or advice for the best way to go about adding the fruit and getting a nice deep color out of it? Also any recipe...

I plan to make buy a few pounds of hops from Hops Direct, Cherries Direct - available today from Puterbaugh Farms pretty soon but having only a few kit based brews under my belt I'm still a bit uncertain which hops would be good to have mass quantities of. I like IPAs quite a bit as well as...

I looked through the recipe section of the forum but only saw 2 extract recipes. Does anyone have any suggestions for a blonde that has a bit of a wheatie flavor, a fairly high OG, but fairly smooth and clean overall for summer drinking? I was thinking of just getting a blonde kit from...

I finally got all the pieces to do my first build. Unfortunately my construction background is somewhat limited. I will be putting 2 holes into the door of a sanyo 4912. What type of bit would be best to ensure I don't mangle the plastic? Is there anything else I should take into consideration...

So last week I started brewing an IPA and it wasn't til after my wort was about ready to hit my new fermenting that I noticed the lid was not airtight at the seal. I figured I was far enough along I'd best try to MacGyver it then let the wort sit at room temp while I ran to the brew store. So I...

I found a fridge on craigslist selling a sanyo fridge that does not have a freezer. No pics and the person doesn't know the model number but the measurements are: Height: 33 1/4 inches Width: 21 1/4 inches Length: 21 ¾ inches This sound like the one to use?