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I have read for years that mead has to be aged 1 year to be drinkable, tastes like solvent when you and blah blah blah. I've always thought it was a bunch of hooey and through recent tests have disproved this. Before you go flaming and saying "BUT THIS FAMOUS AUTHOR SAYS IT SO IT MUST BE!!" OR...

Sick as a dog so it took my vacation [what a vacation praying to the porcelin god like I'm back in high school]. Fever stomach pain and a nasty cough... Like the title says who else has got a winter bug so far

These guys are top notch, the got and ground my grain bill while I shopped. Treated me with mad respect, even made me feel like a little $65 purchase was actually valued. Overheard them helping a lady with her mead. They seem pretty darned knowledgable. They even spent 5 minutes looking for a...

Ok so I havent brewed much in the way of beer [only been at it for a couple years], i brew more wine and cider than anything. For my wines I have cut it down to 2 basic yeasts cot de blanc and d-47. I was wondering is there any ale yeast that is super versitile? I have nottingham laying around a...

After my local shop dropped the great divide beers. I guess its time to make a clone. I was wondering who has tried and what there prosesses were for converting the rice To me it tastes like a sake [koji kin used] the sweetened with a light dme or lme and fermented with beer yeast, leaving...

Mybe its me but it seems that 80% of the craft beer available has been hopped beyond the point of recognition. Prime example last night I bought a 6er of magik hat brewerys' stout. The thing tasted like a septuple IPA. It was so bitter that it tasted metallic. I would have gotte more joy from...

So I went into my local home brew supply store asking about cider recipies and hard lemonade. I ended up walking out with 3 airlocks, 2 nottingham brewing yeast packets, 2 red star pastuer chapagne yeast packets, 2 red star montrachet yeast packages, 3 drilled and undrilled 6 stoppers. So i...

SWMBO has sent me on a mission. She wasnts a brew made From strawberries thats very sweet carbonated and 8-10% abv Could you all help me out? With details or links to a brew log preferably

I brew hard ciders alot mainly with regular apple juice. About a week ago i saw a gallon of cider for a few bucks, so i picked it up. Tasted it at home seemed sweet enought to work. Threw it in the growler added 1 cup honey 1/2 cup brown sugar added rasins Its been going for a week...

Yep new guy here, youngin too I'm 22 from Ohio and enjoy long walks on the beach.. No really I enjoy home brewing, firearms, outdoors, and raising my twin boys [single dad, give it up for any single dad on here, single moms can try it one day i dare em] I have been brewing for a short...