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Faux News. Megyn Kelly could use a few barrels of IPA herself.

I brewed my second batch about 3 weeks ago and moved it into a keg Saturday. I immediately made another batch, pitched onto the leftover yeast cake. It was bubbling like crazy in just an hour or so. Yesterday, I'm having dinner watching the airlock go crazy and realized that in my haste I...

Santa stopped by Bell's on the way to my house to pimp out the new kegerator with my favorite brew swag!

Santa arrived with some kegerator bling! Just in time as my Two hearted Ale clone is ready. I can't say its better than the original, but it is pretty damn good! :drunk: Merry X-mas everyone.

Well my off-smell is completely gone now. I think it was the sediment getting aerosol'd by the carbonation. Now that she is pretty clear, the smell is undetectable. The flavors are coming around now also. I'll definitely give this one another try soon. Thanks for the recipe.

I didn't bother trying to mix again at this point, as it had been cold crashed for nearly two weeks and I didn't want to have to let it clear again. Most of the syrup came out in the first pint, with a lot of sediment, so the damage was done. I'd guess that 1/2-2/3 of the honey and juice got...

Well, the first half dozen or so pints were pretty damn ruff. :cross: As expected, I got a lot of sediment at first, since I had to forgo the secondary and cold-crashed in the keg. The second issue was that I heated the honey in the cherry juice to dissolve, then ranked on top of this. This...

After making a cider batch back-sweetened with tart cherry juice and honey, I think it would make for a great combo. I made this cider right after my Graff and found that I wished it had the same touch of malty-ness and head retention. I may never brew a cider without a bit of DME and...

Here is my second try.

Never took too big a lick from a puss flavored ice cream cone huh? :p

I believe I used a simple pepper & spice rub with a coating of jelly as a marinade, then brushed more jelly on as a glaze while grilling. The sweetness plays really well with gamey meats. I've been inspired by this thread to do a pork loin with the IPA jelly this weekend. :mug: *edit* I...

Watch the South Park holiday special. http://southpark.cc.com/full-episodes/s18e10-happyholograms#source=2b6c5ab4-d717-4e84-9143-918793a3b636:63a32034-1ea6-492d-b95b-9433e3f62f8d&position=1&sort=airdate "Among those parodied are Iggy Azalea, Miley Cyrus, Al Pacino, U2, Angelina Jolie, Lady...

:( Somehow my Graff keg is cashed already! :drunk: Just when it was getting good too! I knew I should have started another batch last week, but in my defense, I figured it take me longer than two weeks to go through 5 gallons :D

This is the basic recipe I use: 3 cups beer 3 tablespoons lemon or lime juice 3 cups sugar 1 3oz package of liquid pectin I've only tried this with stouts and porters, but I plan to make some with a pre-dry hop IPA this weekend. Great on grilled meats and over cream cheese as a spread...

My first label. Made to fit Avery Arched Wine Labels.

It isn't done yet, don't get ahead of yourself. The bubbles alone tell you that the process isn't over. Even after the yeasts convert the sugars, they still play a role in cleaning up the cider, by removing chemicals that can produce off-flavors. The cider also needs to off-gas before it...

I recently harvested yeast for the first time myself, for my first Two Hearted clone. I harvested from three bottles, and then three more two days later. By day 5 I had krausen over an inch thick in my half-gallon mason jar. I manually stirred the hell out of it, a few times a day, by spinning...

I've found you can ferment through the little K Sorbate used in most ciders. My understanding is that the sorbate gets "used up" as it inhibits yeast reproduction. So you can re-pitch another starter if you stall out on the first. I've read that some folks use a healthy dose of cheap bread yeast...

I reread the OP posts, and nothing about a happy ending :confused:. He deserves one though, even on the wife's birthday... that was a well planed, and well executed "birthday gift". Nicely done! :mug: