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Making cinnamon cranberry apple cider this weekend while I wait for my next shippment of ingredients.:cask:

Hey all, I've been brewing on and off for about 2 years now. I'm starting to get back into the hobby after moving back to CT from FL, I live in Southington now and I'm hoping to get to know some local home brewers and maybe do some beer swaps. Also If anyone has some extra rhizomes I'd be...

Just wanted to say hey, I live in Southington and have done a few all grain batches both good and bad. If you need some help/pointers/info I'd be glad to help if I can.

Mushroom beer! I was reading an article today that mentioned Chanterelle mushrooms, extracted in vodka and added when bottling. Age it on oak for a full forest flavor :)

Went ahead and ordered a 3 gallon glass carboy, along with some other things. Unfortunately my limiting factor is the ancient electric range in my apartment. It takes an hour to boil 4 gallons, I used a propane torch on the side of the kettle to help it along last time. I should get plenty of...

Thanks for the replies! I like the 1 gallon jug idea, I always love repurposing things. I think since I have the time to i'll order a 3 gallon carboy. Good excuse to buy new equipment :) However I'm kind of glad it happened this way. Last time I ordered my ingredients I though about buying a 5...

Is there any merit in the idea of adding extra sugar to the secondary to generate a new blanket of CO2 in the secondary bucket? Or would I be better off just trasfering the beer back and forth on bottling day to free up my bottling bucket?

Yea thats what I found out through alot of reaseach on the web, it would be pointless to use a bucket as a secondary. I just didn't think it through, it was a last minute decision. I could buy a 3 gallon carboy as I still have plenty of time.

Hi all, So my latest brew was my first experience with BIAB, a hoppy IPAish ale of my own creation. The problem is that I sort of worked myself into a corner. I got a little too excited to try too many new things at once. I decided to try fermenting 1 week in my bottling bucket as a...