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I was thinking about ways to back sweeten and thought of using FAJC and vodka to sterilize it. Anyway I was wondering if anyone here has tried this and if it would work? Either this or another way to back sweeten.

I checked my braggot today and found a white film on the top surface. I have been trying to figure out what it is. Any have would be appreciated.

My friend just gave me this keg and I was wondering if I could reuse it for my own brews? Any information would be nice.

So I've been thinking about making a braggot for a while and was thinking of a recipe but am unsure of how much of each ingredient I would need to make a 5 gallon batch. I was thinking about using the following ingredients. -Chocolate malt ? -smoked peat malt ? -buckwheat honey 1-2lbs...

Can I make applejack from store bought cider? Has anyone here done this? Advice?

Just wondering if anyone out there has a Mead recipe where it comes out a little sweet but still a little dry? My usual recipe calls for 14 lbs for a 5 gallon batch. Before I make any more I was just wondering if anyone had a reliable recipe.

So I have two empty 5 gallon carboys. What should I make? I already have a braggot going (Otter LME and orange blossom honey), 5 gallons of orange blossom Mead, and 5 gallons of cider. What should be next?

Has anyone heard/tried of this beer. Dva Klasa. My friend had it and wants to attempt to brew a batch as close to this as we can. It would be his first time brewing and my first time brewing beer.

So I just attempted carbonating some bottles and opened one last night at a party and the top flew off when I opened it. It really seems like it was too carbonated. Is there any advice on carbonating bottles just right?

So I'm making 5 gallons of hopped cider and was wondering if anyone here has done this before. Right now I'm thinking of only adding 0.5 oz of lemondrop hops to the 5 gallons of cider I have brewing, but I have a total of 1oz so I could do that too. I just don't want to over hop it is all. So...

There is probably a better place for this but couldn't find where. Anyway does anyone recognise this company's logo? It looks like a man drinking a glass of wine. My parents bought these back about six years ago and now that I'm on my own I wanted to get some for myself.

So I've realized recently that my meads that I have been making taste a little watery. Like it were watered down. I make my meads with 14lbs of honey and top them off to 5 gallons. It seems like they should have a stronger flavour. Am I doing something wrong?

Anyone try making coffee Mead? Just came to mind. If anyone has made this let me know how it turned out. I was just thinking of adding coffee beans like you would fruit.

So I'm having a little trouble with fruit flies. I've noticed an increase in their numbers since I started brewing and even more after using ice baths to control temperature. So my question is what is the best way to control them? More specifically. How?

So I bought some ingredients from my local HBS and there is this small white power in a bad labeled "Amy" who knows what this is? I can't figure it out. First time not making Mead.

So a good friend of mine really likes scotch and the smokiness of it. I was wondering if anyone here knew of a good recipe for a good smoked mead. I'm looking for something that doesn't require me to add liquid smoke. I'm looking for more of a smoked peaty thing.

I was heating my LME when I noticed that it looked almost as though it was curdling. Is this normal? If not what did I do wrong?

So I bought some LME and I'm not sure how much water I need to bring it to the proper consistency. Can anyone help?

So I'm looking to make a braggot the only issue is that I don't have a baseline to know how it will turn out. So my question is if anyone out there knows of a good commercial braggot help a mate out and respond to this thread with as much information on the braggot you are recommending.

So I'm aware there is no way of really knowing this but, what if black briar mead was real what would it taste like and what would the recipe be? So people put your 2 cents in and make up recipes that come to mind when playing skyrim or when you think about what black briar mead might taste like.