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According to a lawsuit filed today against Jillian Michaels, one of the ingredients in her weight loss supplements, Irish Moss powder, "causes gastrointestinal ulcers" and is "so toxic that it is the gel commonly applied to aircraft wings to dissolve ice"... I'm not buying it, the story that...

So, I've been out of the homebrew game for quite a while. I have been itching to make some beer for some time now, but with a son on the Autistic spectrum and another who really demanded some attention, making beer fell to the wayside for the last year plus. Two weeks and a couple days ago...

I've been pretty inactive here for the last couple months and I see a number of new users that I don't recognize. I thought I should post to say hi, and to make everyone aware of my username change from ma2brew to FatDuc. I haven't had a very productive winter of brewing, but with the weather...

I'm going to be bottling up my current cider tonight, and since my Better bottle will be empty, I went out and bought another 5 gallons of Mott's. This cider's going to be just juice and yeast. Nothing else added. I've got an 11.5 gram pack of Safale S-04, and a 15 gram pack of Coopers Brewery...

At what point does the deviation from EdWort's original recipe for Apfelwein create such a different product that it shouldn't be referred to as Apfelwein, and simply be called a cider, or an apple wine? The only thing I did different from one batch of AW to another is use Lalvin D-47 instead...

Just read a post over on Boing Boing about homebrewing. The comments section on there is a fun read...

I know I've brought this up before here on HBT, but since one of my favorite new shows began it's 3rd season this last Friday evening I thought it needed a new post. The IT Crowd had its season premier on Friday, and because I have two toddlers in the house I rarely get to watch TV, and even...

I'm psyched. After using a wing capper for the last year, I finally had my LHBS order me a bench capper. Problem now is that the soonest I can use the thing will be Friday because I work until 10PM tonight through Thursday night (that's from 8 AM each day). I've got my Special Bitters just...

ETA: I have amended the previous recipe to include a pound of flaked corn from the LHBS. I've also dropped the corn sugar significantly, but I wanted to leave some in there, as Jamil states that it adds a desirable twang for a cream ale. Selected Style and BJCP Guidelines 6A-Light Hybrid...

I finally broke out of the ~70% efficiency rut!!! I've been hitting between 70 and 72% for the last 4 batches while I get the process dialed in, but today I guess I got it right. Cranked the Barley Crusher down to .036". I mixed the hell out of the grains. Getting this finer crush meant I...

How high should my expectations be for the clarity of my basic mead? Perhaps I'm waiting for it to get as clear as Apfelwein and it's just never going to get that clear? I have a basic recipe mead, with 15 lbs clover honey from Costco, 2 teaspoons yeast nutrient, Lalvin D-47 yeast and...

Descriptive enough title? Just pitched a packet of Nottingham on 4.75 gallons of Motts 100% apple juice and 2 lbs of Demerara sugar. OG was 1.066 (corrected) Hoping for around 1.008 FG I plan on bottling with another 5 oz. of the Demerara for priming. I didn't fill the carboy (5gal glass)...

So my nugget plants (2) have done relatively well this year. The one plant I had in a large pot was doing great and probably would have had a decent first year's yield, but I went on vacation for 2 week and the neighbor who said they'd water it didn't. Well over half the leaves turned brown and...

This looked like one that a few people here might like to read: http://psdtuts.com/drawing/illustrating-a-cool-glass-of-beer/ (Found on BoingBoing.net, I can't take the credit for that)

I am so wishing I had this channel on the basic, and I mean basic like only 13 channels, cable selection I'm currently subscribed to at home. One of the perks of the part time evening job is that I often have time, particularly during the summer semester, to watch a little TV. At home it's...

I wish I could say that I'll be having enough free time to visit every pub in town, but this is a family reunion trip, and almost every minute is booked through the 7th. Looks like I might be able to drag my brother and brother in law out on Saturday afternoon for lunch and a pint or two...

I know I read the instructions for mine, and that they read to me that to close the gap on the rollers I needed to adjust the knobs so that the hash marks turned towards the rollers to decrease, and away from the rollers to increase the gap. I made my IPA this weekend, and adjusted my gap...

I picked up an R.J. Spagnols Vino Del Vida Australian Shiraz kit this afternoon. The only other kit I've done so far has been the Vintner's Reserve Chardonnay, which was pretty darn good for a quickie (28 day) inexpensive kit. The guy at the LHBS started getting these Vino Del Vida kit on the...

I just got done eating way too much Pork Vindaloo with a bottle of the CA Common I made a couple months ago. It was damn good, if I do say so myself. Made the Pork Vindaloo using the recipe and spices from Penzey's. My FIL got me the "Some Like It Hot" 8 jar gift box a while back, and I...

3 lbs Wheat Malt 1 lb Flaked Wheat .5 lb Rolled Oats, the quick ones from a round can 6 lbs 2 row - Not pilsner, but it's what I had 1 oz Czech Saaz 4.4% @ 60 min .4 oz Coriander @ 10 min .03 oz Chamomile @ 10 min ~1.25oz Fresh Orange Zest @ 10 min (was going to use 1.5oz, but I only...