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You asked for it Clap, now let's nail down a date. :mug:

Let me start with my process and then get down to the concerns later: 8 days prior to brew day, began a L. Delbruekii starter (500ml of 1.020 SG sterilized wort) and held at 92F. Brew day: Sanitized all equipment, heated strike water and infused for saccharification @ 149F for 60 minutes...

Graff is a fine beverage I've personally enjoyed and gotten to watch flourish into a style of it's own here on the forum. With that in mind I'm working on my own interpretation of the cider as a blend of 2:3 ratio of beer to cider. I want it to have a pretty malty backbone, so I'm building the...

Do you guys know anything about the Cicerone cert. Program (or anyone who has it)? http://www.cicerone.org/ I heard about this the other day when listening to the BN, I was just curious if anyone in distribution or microbrewing could vouch for whether this is a helpful resume item. I...

My first batch of traditional mead has been in the primary for under a month, but my SG is at 1.000, OG was 1.115. Should I rack to a secondary or keep letting it go in the primary for another month?

I made a 10G batch of BrandonO's Graff and was a little turned off by the tartness. I added a few cans of apple concentrate to backsweeten and figured I should add some potassium sorbate while I was at it to avoid refermentation. Consequently I forgot the fact I need fermentation for bottle...

Has anyone used aeration with a nebulizer pump to add O2 to your fermenter? I've done this with my past few brews and the only downside I've had so far is large bubbles that just seem to add foam to the top of the carboy. Would adding a 0.5 micron diffuser stone make this a sufficient...

This one isn't like most Dogfish Head IPA's, which are among my favorites for the style. The initial stats led me to believe it'd be an easily drinkable beer, instead this beer deserves time taken to enjoy the complexity behind. Edit: Aging brings out the best in this brew. Hop flavors are...

I really enjoy a fresh pico de gallo and wanted to try and infuse some flavors into a cerveza style beer. I'll more than likely be doing this in a small 2 gallon batch first (due to lagering limitations). Please let me know your thoughts on acceptable quantities of cilantro to add. Thanks in...

A friend of mine swears by this remedy for curing a hangover :drunk:. I've heard of hangover being caused by a deficiency of vitamin B complex, however what does bacon have to do with that? If any one has tried this or has any understanding of the science to prove or discredit it, please weigh...

Hey all! Green to the forum here, but have been poking my head around for a few days before registering. I've had limited exposure to home brewing, but in April completed my first malt extract brew in 6 years. It's just finishing up the bottling phase right now and am stoked to try it...

Baugher's Hard Cider 1.0 This recipe is a work in progress, I kind of threw this together after reading some basic do's/don'ts for cider brewing. This is only my 2nd attempt at brewing cider, so I'm just hoping it turns out. With 2 packets of champagne yeast I was hoping to do two things: 1)...