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Hi all Has any one tried the soda extracts at Homemade soda company. I order some root beer extracts and a soda siphon. They make there own extracts. Roger

Hi all This morning I racked 5 gallons of Blackberry Melemel and 5 gallons Rasberry Melemel. This will be the 3 time I have racked this mead in the last 10 months. I will bottle it in about 2 more months. Roger

I all Well finally I have moved into all grain. I made my first batch yesterday. It was a Cream Ale. All went well and my starting gravity was 1.042 I think it is about were it should be. This is a 5 gallon batch. 7 Ibs. Rahr 2 Row Pale .75 Ibs gambrinus Honey Malt .25 Lbs Belgian Biscuit...

What do all of you think of this idea. I am using a wine cooler set at 63 degrees with a ballon with three pin holes in it because there was not enough room for the airlock and 6 gallon carboy. So I used an ballon instead of airlock. Do you all think this will work ok. Roger

Hi all it has been a long time since I have had time to brew a batch. I am going over to a friends house and taking my brewing supply's with me to show about 5 new brewers how to get started. Just doing an extract batch today. Roger

I all I wanted to see what you all think about a problem I had yesterday. I brewed a 5 gallon batch of Cream Ale and I put in about 4 tsp of Irish Moss instead of the one tsp. this is about 3 tsp to much. What do you all think. Will my batch be ok. Thanks roger

Here is some pics of my batch of Texas Bock I brewed yesterday.

Having a great glass of sweet Mead I made about two years ago.

Hi all I just brewed the Northern Brewer IMPERIAL STOUT. I made a yeast starter about 30 hours be for brewing. I used a six gallon carboy with a blow off tub. I am glad I did use the blow off tub because the kraeusen went up the blow off tub and into the bucket. Here is my question I lost...

I would like to ask what are the benefits for doing a full 5 gallon boil in an extract batch? I have just got a new 8 gallon brew kettle from Northern Brewers. I got this new kettle so I can get into all grain brewing. But I also will now be doing full 5 gallon boils when making extract recipes...

Hi all I would like to know what is the smallest chest freezer that you all have used that will hold at lest one 6 gallon carboy with the airlock on . I would like to get the smallest one I can get that would hold one 6 gallon carboy. Thanks Roger

Hi all I hope i did not make a Mistake as I added Isinglass to my mead after raking it in to secondary. Dose Isinglass stop fermentation or just help get the mead clear? When I raked the mead to secondary the reading was 1.030 and I hope that the Isinglass wont stop the fermenting...

Hi all I just got my stir plate and yeast starter kit. I am going to brew on Friday and I just started my yeast starter. I used 2 1/2 cups water and 1/2 cup of DME. How many days ahead should I start a starter befor brew day. I started mine two day befor brew day. Is this about the right...

Hi all I just opend one of my American Amber Ale from Northern Brewers after being in the bottle now only about 8 days. I know this is not long enough but wanted to try one bottle. Well it has cabenated but there was no head. There was no head at all. The beer tasted very good. Do you all...

I just wanted to ask if it is normal for a Beer to get a little cloudy after putting the bottle in the refrigerator. My Canadian Ale has now been in bottles for about two weeks and I have put some in the re fridge. After being in the refrigerator for about one day it looks a little cloudy but...

I wanted to know if some one could help with this Mead Recipe. I would like to know if all of the ingredients would go in at one time and would you boil this mead? I ordered all the ingredients on line and want to make sure I make it right. I dint know that much about Mead. This will be my first...

Dose someone have a good basic 2 gallon recipe for mead. I want to make a small batch. I don't know that much about mead but I want to try one. Thanks Roger

Hi all I just got a new 4.5 cubic foot refrigerator to store my beer bottles that is all conditioned and ready to drink. My question is what is the best temperature to set the refrigerator so the beer will taste the best? Also is there a small keg that will fit in this refrigerator. I would...

Well I just bottled my 5 gallon batch of Canadian Ale. My question is if I used to much Sugar. I got this as a kit and it came with 5 oz of priming sugar. I used the full 5 oz. The instructions dose not say how much to use. I just assumed I needed all 5 oz. Am I ok and was I supposed to use it...

Hi all I would like to know if my American Amber Ale Extract Kit is done fermenting. My American Amber Ale is been in the primary fermenter now about 3 weeks and the OG was 1.042 and the gravity now is 1.017 and the temp has been about 68 to 70. The kit said that end gravity should be at...