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Ahh - my apologies for not getting an update sooner! So, the beer has a pretty heavy citrus taste, but steeping the quinoa pre-boil seems to help a bit with body and head retention (though I read somewhere that the citrus oils may mess with head retention). I think next time I'd cut down on...

Bottle carbing now...going to test it when I get back from Boston on the 29th...can't wait!!!

Just took a hydrometer reading of 1.024; which puts the ABV around 10.4%! w00t! Thanks everyone!!! Any suggestions on how much longer to leave it in the carbouy?

w00t! Finally got all the ingredients together! Only subsitution we made was that we're using grains of paradise instead of corriander because the GFGF doesn't dig on the corriander. Right now, we're steeping 2lbs of red quinoa at 151...w00t!

Alright - well, I added 5t to the must and aerated Wednesday night. There is definitely some activity now...and not the thick, slow bubbling that I noticed after the first week, but closer to a slower cider. I picked up some yeast (though I found a mead yeast as most of the ones mentioned...

I didn't give the yeast any nutrients or make any additions (only what I listed). I might be able to test the pH, but not readily. But, I can get my hands on some of the yeast pretty easily...theres a LHBS a few miles from my apartment. Is throwing in some new yeast the fix?

The gravity started at 1.098 (which is 1.102 corrected for 95F); last night it was 1.074 at 66F. At first, I saw bubbles coming up, but I haven't really seen them since (they were kind of in this suspended state at the top I was assuming due to the thickness). It tastes VERY sweet...when I...

So, I took my first stab at making mead about a month ago...even found a local apiary and got some good honey at a decent price. Recipe is as follows: 10lbs Orange Blossom Honey 5lbs Clover Honey Safale-04 4.5G Water Here's my problem: I took a hydrometer reading and it seems that the...

Interesting; I think I might give roasting some quinoa a shot. I was reading up on malting it, but that is a different process, right? To steep here, what I'm really looking for is something like this, right? Looks like red quinoa might be preferred if I can find it. So, at what point in the...

Freakin' awesome! :rockin: I'm still a little green for GF-brewing, but great to hear!

Reviving an old thread, I know! I've been lurking for awhile now and have been reading a little about GF brewing as I have a GFGF, like dkershner. Now, I've only tried 4 brews so far (2 ciders, a beer kit...with a mead in the fermenter), so all of this is only by reading. So, I think I'm...