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I've been recently trying my hand at sausage making. I'm about six batches in and have been using the Kitchenaid grinder attachment. I'll be investing in a bigger grinder and want to hear if anyone has experience with a dedicated grinder. Cabela's has their Carnivore brand .5hp for sale at...

I’m considering making a 1 gallon batch of orange sage mead. I’ve never tried this combo before but something tells me I should try. Thinking I’ll use orange blossom honey to about 12-14%. I’ll also use the zest of one or two oranges and add fresh sage leaves in primary or secondary. Since Ive...

Attached is a pic of a cider that’s been in secondary since 10/2020. It was fermented w Loki. It developed this tan “cap” about a year ago. Recently I opened it up and took a sample with a turkey baster. It’s tough for me to determine the taste character as this is the only batch I’ve fermented...

I recently ran across a thread on a non beer related forum where people were showing their vintage beer signs. And, wow they were really cool. I’ve never been drawn to the newer neon type signs, but I was drawn to the vintage and regional varieties. I’ve never owned any of these but I will now...

I recently ran across a recipe for a chocolate cherry stout recipe that calls for .5lb of cocoa powder. What would be the substitute amount for coco nibs? I have the nibs on hand and I don't like dealing with the powder (way too goopy and messy). Thanks

Good morning, I have 4 one gallon batches of meads going right now. They are a basic mead, 12-14% made w unique honey; carrot, coriander, star thistle and an apricot. They are in secondary glass jugs. Question- if I use Super Kleer, should I rack again then fine. Or should I fine in current...

I ran across a recipe in Craft Beer and Brewing for a Cherry Stout. It calls for 13 oz of cherry concentrate for a 5g batch. I just ordered a couple of cans of Oregon fruit purée tart cherry. One is scheduled for a mead and I was wondering how much of the purée to use in place of the 13 oz of...

Actually Jack fruited up— I have 2lb of frozen jack fruit that I want to play with. Does anyone here have experience fermenting jack? I’m thinking of making a medium gravity base mead and adding the fruit during active fermentation and seeing what happens. This would be for a 1 gallon batch...

If you can answer the q below in a timely manner, you earn your black belt of homebrewing. Question 1) Convert the following to all grain…. 3.5 lbs Munton & Fison dark malt extract syrup and 2.5 lb plain dark dried malt extract In all seriousness, I misplaced my old brew book and I wanna brew...

I’m currently using a kegmenter with a tri clamp lid. The nut thingy is a royal pita to loosen/tighten. There isn’t much room to manipulate a screwdriver because the top is a fairly tight area. Is there a special socket or other tool that would make life easier?

Fellow HBTers, I’m thinking of making a red IPA w Imperial Gnome. Im not sure why, but I’m thinking more of piney and spicy from the hops, as opposed to fruitier strains. On hand I have plenty of centennial, cascade and various noble hops. I do have a few other new school hops on hand as well...

This is a Tokyo Rose. I’d live to make a cider out of them but they are really expensive, and never seem to go on sale. They taste like most culinary apples with a little more acid. Great for eating though.

Has anyone brewed with green (as in not yet ripe) hops? I have a couple of hop bines that produce a very modest amount of hops. I usually brew one batch of wet hopped ale annually. They won't be ready to pick for at least 3-4 weeks but I've noticed that they have a very minty, green tea aroma...

Anyone here ever order from Alibaba? The grinder linked below is a really good deal. I've never ordered from them, or know anyone who has but this is tempting. I'm interested because my garbage disposal shredder is a giant pita, and I've noticed the blades seem to be dulling. I have a small...

Hello Mazers, I spend most of my time on this forum in the beer and cider side. So it's been a few years since I've made a mead. My q- About 3 years ago I bought coriander and carrot honey (3lb jug of each). Sadly, life and beer brewing got in the way of me using them. They have been...

Hello All In the next couple of weeks I'll be brewing a Dunkel for the first time. I typically brew what I call Golden lagers. Just variations on pilsners w a touch more malt character. Lately I've made a few batches of Vienna lagers that I'm really enjoying, so I wanted to cross over into...

I’m not even drunk but.... The other day I took some time off work to brew and get caught up on household stuff. I was jamming to some great tunes (Iron & Wine and Calexico) and watching my boil. As I was cleaning my fermenter I was watching my timer. 15 minutes left in the boil. I was going...

Hello All, In a few days Im planning on brewing a Vienna lager. It's the first time and I wanted to keep it simple as in 9lb Vienna malt and 3 or 4 oz of pale chocolate malt. I only have 6lb of Vienna and a pound or so of pale choc malt. Question- What should I sub in for the 3lb of Vienna...

Holy cow, there has to be at least a half million models out on the market now. I finally reached the point where I want one. We are a family of four with 2 young ones. Lots of dino nuggets, frozen corn dogs etc. I've heard good things about them from friends but when I research those brands...

I love slightly hoppy pilsners as well as goldish lagers. Problem is I don't run across many recipes. I realize that "hoppy" means different things to different people so.. Also with so many different hops available, it's difficult to decide what and how to brew something like this. For me...