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I just made my first batch of honey-blackberry mead. It has been in my carboy for about 2.5 months ( I racked it about three times), and I was wondering when I should start bottling it. It has good flavor, boarding on bit too much tanin. Did I let it sit in my Carboys for too long? Should I...

This is the first year for my hop plants, and I am surprised how many hops my vines grew in their first year. I have Magnum, Willamette Valley, & Mt. Hood hop vines. They are looking like they are just a couple of weeks away from harvest. They are beginning to have more of an aroma, and...

How many pounds of blackberries is recommended to use with about 8 pounds of honey? And how much water would you use?

I just harvested about 3 pounds of crab apples, and I will be making a mead for the first time. I was wondering what the best process is for adding the crab apples to the mead. I have heard some advice about washing, chopping, then freezing, and then thawing, then processing/polverizing them...

I just did my first all-grain Steam beer, Fermentation has been slowing down on day three now. I plan on doing a secondary fermentation, probably in the next couple of days. I was wondering how many days I should wait before I keg the Steam beer. Any suggestions?