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There seems to be very little good info on this out there, or my search-fu is failing me entirely. When brewing, say, a 5 gallon batch of cider, what is the minimum temperature/time I need to heat the cider to kil 99.9+% of microbes prior to pitching yeast? I want to brew a predictable cider...

Hi All, I just finished juicing the elderberry we harvested this year, and ended up with two quarts. Maybe my search-fu is failing hard, but strangely, I'm having trouble finding a decent recipe. Can someone give me some tips on how to use the two quarts of elderberry to make a decent...

I'm really not sure why these hops are looking like this. Most of them are Cascade, but the healthy looking two lines on the right are a local family variety that's much hardier. They're all producing, but they look like pretty sad. Any thoughts?

Looking for thoughts here, this is my first belgian style. Anywhere I could simplify it would be great, but I don't think this is complicated. Also interested in any glaring mistakes here, anything that would generally improve it, or just your thoughts and well wishes. For the record, this is...

So for the last couple days I've been seeing leaves on a couple of my bines that look like they weren't being watered. Turns out these we're eating them. Super healthy cascade plants, first year in the ground and already bearing hops. What are, how do I kill them without chemicals, and how do...

Hey all, It's starting to get warm out, and my mind is on a nice summer refreshing beer. The goal here is something in the session genre, light, bitter with maybe a touch of tart, hoppy, with a strong lavender lemonade character. Here's the recipe so far: ~1.040 OG ~4.0 ABV 25-27 ibu 7.5 lb...

Hey HBT, I'm looking to add a brew to my rotation for a special diet. A relative who has been a huge craft brew fan thought until recently that he was just a lightweight...just one beer would result in massive "just let me die" hangovers the next morning. Turns out he's super allergic to an...

So I was held up today during the mash prior to sparging, and the total mash time was about 1:45hr. Initial water temp was 172, dropped to 157 when the grains added. By the end it was 149. What should I expect from the beer with this? SMaSH 12lb MO, 90 min boil, 1oz cascade pellet 60min, 1oz...

I have the good fortune to teach in my craft in Brussels this April! I hear there's some fantastic brews in that area. :) Unfortunately, I just won't have much if any time to take in the local scene (flight, work, flight). In spite of that, I would love to hear a few 'must try' brew...

So I'm probably way off in some areas here. Apparently a 'milk ale' just isn't really done and I am not sure why. Milk stout, all the time. Cream ale is a misnomer. Here's the ideas so far: 5 gal recipe 15lbs 2 row 1 lb carmel 60 just for roundness 90 min mash, 90 min boil. 1-2 oz bittering...

Hey everyone, I just finished with a couple all grain kit batches, and now the wide world of all grain recipes is calling. Eventually, I want to find my good recipe for New Holland's Dragon's Milk (which is basically ambrosia, but looks pretty darn advanced). For now, I'm wondering if...

Hey all, I'm just about ready to start an all grain batch, and I believe I have everything ready except for the monster brew kettle. So a 7+ gallon kettle is typically recommended because you're going to get at least 5 gallons of wort to work with. Question is: do I really really need...