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So i'll cut right to the chase.....1st time attempting wine. Got a cabernet sauvignon kit from winexpert. Says to top off with a similar wine, if needed. My wife has a bottle of Marquette wine in the fridge that she doesn't really care for, but it's fine to me.....can I use this to top off, if...

Admin move to proper board if this isn't it...... So, I really like the smell of wort boiling. I could leave my head over the boil pot for the whole 60 (or 90) minutes of the boil. Anyone know (or maybe their wives are crafty candle makers) how one could turn that into a candle I can burn on...

"My HOME Brew" 50% Weyermanns Abbey Malt 50% Pilsner Malt Late addition (10 Min) Horizon Hops to 10-15 IBU Abbaye Yeast BE-256 60 Minute BIAB Mash at 152 60 Minute Boil Projected OG: 1.053 Projected FG: 1.009 Projected ABV: 5.82% "Home" brew as my wife's name is Abbey (Malt/Yeast) and the...

So I got this farmer friend who I can get some field and/or sweet corn from as well as some raw wheat. Has anyone made something that would include both of these ingredients? Something along the lines of a wheat cream ale was my initial thought. I understand what I will need to do to the corn...

Beer folks...have always gotten good advice/info in the paat, so here I go again. Will be brewing a basic Raspberry Hazelnut Stout in the near future. My recipe calls for .5oz of Cascade hops at 60 minutes (2.75 gallon batch). I thought I had cascade, but what I found in my stash is Brewers...

Hello beer people. I am brewing a beer for my brother and he doesnt know about it. Can anyone more experienced than I offer any thoughts or suggestions on the following recipe. He likes bock beers, and BF states this will be possibly in thr doppelbock-type catergory. 2.5 gallon BIAB 2.5# 2 row...

Hello all....hoping to do a Maris Otter SMaSH this week. I will be using Lemondrop hops, unless my Wakatu shows up before it says it will.....my question is, I want a <15 IBU beer. Is it ok just to use the hops as a 5 min addition and not use any for bittering for the 60 min? BF shows a higher...

Got a question for you all... My first attempt at a 15 minute extract cream ale was cooked on Dec 30. OG came in at 1.057 and today, 8 days later i took a reading at 1.012. I used saflager 34/70 due to my cool fermenting space this time of year (50-52 degrees). I seems done fermenting and...

1 gallon batch BIAB: 2.5 pounds of Maris Otter (60 Min boil) .25 oz Fuggles (15 min) .25 oz Lemon Peel (5 min) 1/2 packet of US-05 yeast Looking for a light, refreshing drinker for the summer Never done a SMaSH before, thought I'd give it a go...and so not a fan of hoppy/IPA beers BF says...

Any brew people in these areas? Noob, mostly working with kits right now, but possibly interested in swapping home brews with anyone local. No IPA's for me!! Currently carbonating in the bottle are a Pumpkin Ale and an Oktoberfest. Cream Ale on the horizon???

Hey all.....is there anywhere out there where I can punch in what grains, malts, hops and yeast I have on hand and it will kick out a recipe for me?? I would like to create my own recipe, but don't want to overpower with too much of a certain grain that I have on hand....i know there are...

Good day beer people. I have come up with the following 'recipe' for a 1 gallon experimental batch: Grains (amounts for 1 gallon batch): Corn - Yellow, Flaked Briess (4.8 oz/gallon) Pilsen Malt 2-Row Briess (3.2oz/gallon) Vienna Malt Weyermann (1.6oz/gallon) Caramel Malt - 20L Briess...

Hello all....I am on my 3rd overall batch of beer. I brewed a Smashing Pumpkin kit from Northern Brewer 4 days ago. I used canned pumpkin and an extra pound of 6-row as they suggested. After doing some more reading on pumpkin ales, I have seen people add a cinnamon stick to the fermenter. I...