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There are no stickies on getting into winemaking, so I'm hoping someone can give me some advice. I am an advanced all-grain homebrewer, and I've had good luck with cider and mead making as well. I am interested in making a batch of two of wine from concentrate kits. Is it just as easy as buying...

Every link I can possibly find for it is non-functional. Can someone possibly link the PDF in this thread?

Better Bottle users assemble! Recently, I had an unfortunate incident that destroyed two of my 5-gallon glass carboys. At the moment, all I have left is my 6.5-gallon glass carboy, a bucket and a couple of 1-gallon jugs. I really want to replace my lost carboys, especially as I am starting to...

A simple delight, just brewed this yesterday as a starter for a 5 gallon batch: Ordinary People OG: 1.039 FG: 1.013 Target ABV: 3.4% Target IBU: 28 Target SRM: 12L 1 lb Maris Otter 4 oz crystal 60L 1.5 oz brown sugar Mash @153 for 60 min 12 g East Kent Goldings @30 min 7 g East Kent Goldings...

A simple delight, just brewed this yesterday as a starter for a 5 gallon batch: Ordinary People OG: 1.039 FG: 1.013 Target ABV: 3.4% Target IBU: 28 Target SRM: 12L 1 lb Maris Otter 4 oz crystal 60L 1.5 oz brown sugar Mash @153 for 60 min 12 g East Kent Goldings @30 min 7 g East Kent Goldings...

A simple delight, just brewed this yesterday as a starter for a 5 gallon batch: OG: 1.039 FG: 1.013 Target ABV: 3.4% Target IBU: 28 Target SRM: 12L 1 lb Maris Otter 4 oz crystal 60L 1.5 oz brown sugar Mash @153 for 60 min 12 g East Kent Goldings @30 min 7 g East Kent Goldings @flameout...

A simple delight, just brewed this yesterday as a starter for a 5 gallon batch: 1 lb Maris Otter 4 oz crystal 60L 1.5 oz brown sugar Mash @153 for 60 min 12 g East Kent Goldings @30 min 7 g East Kent Goldings @flameout WLP002 English Ale pitched at 64 degrees F, allowing temp to slowly rise...

Anyone had luck with hydromels, or "session strength" meads (OG 1.044-1.064)? I'm very intrigued to experiment with them as they are quicker to mature. Please share any advice and experiences you have

I'm brewing up a delicious Irish red today to pair with my Limerick Session Stout on St. Patrick's Day. The mash smells SO good, it's like I'm inside a malted milk ball right now. This is another original Jeff-crafted recipe. Here goes: 8 lbs Maris Otter .5 lb Crystal 40°L .5 lb Crystal...

I love composting. It makes mash tun clean-up SO much easier and faster, and that means more brewing more often with less time cleaning! Furthermore, I'm going to grow several varieties of hops this summer, and the compost pile will make for amazing fertilizer. There you go. No reason not to...

How freaking amazing would Ras el hanout be in a Witbier? May have to cook one of those up in early spring :rockin:

In about two years of brewing, this has been one of my favorite recipes to date. Definitely a delicious anytime beer, and at 5.1% ABV it's pretty sessionable, too. Recipe size: 5.5 gallons Target OG: 1.052 Target FG: 1.013 [depending on your choice of yeast] Anticipated IBU: 42 6 lbs...

Hey folks, just thought I would run this recipe by ye goode folkes. I wanted to make a nice malty brown ale of relatively low gravity but with a comfy, cold weather fireplace mellow smokiness to it. Here's my proposed recipe: 6 lbs Maris Otter 1.5 lbs Cherry smoked malt .5 lbs 60L Crystal...

Has anyone ever given this a go before? I really liked the idea of doing an amber colored, autumnal saison, but I also thought it might be nice to add some pumpkin and possibly a little bit of pumpkin pie spice to the blend. Right now I'm kind of between an Oktoberfest and American...

I have been fascinated by the SMaSH experimentation that people have been doing with homebrew lately (there was a great "get to know your base malt" article in Zymurgy recently, too), so I decided that it was time I did one. Since I don't have lagering capabilities in my new place quite yet, I...

Hey all, I really have only had one beer ever that has gotten a nasty off flavor, and I've been trying to figure out what the heck happened for almost a year now. Last summer, I brewed a high gravity stout with chocolate, hot chili peppers, and a bit of coffee. I was really excited it about...

Hi again, HBT! This isn't so much of an introduction as it is a re-introduction and inquiry. I am originally from MA but have been living in Nashville for the last four years, enjoying the hell out of having Rebel Brewer within 25 minutes driving distance. In the next week and a half I will...

Cheers to all the bloggers and blogreaders out there! :mug: I was wondering what homebrew blogs people really like to read. My current favorites, all of which have provided me with invaluable brewing information and have just inspired me to brew more and better beer, are The Mad...

Hey HBT. It's Memorial Day weekend :ban: What's everyone brewing up/drinking this weekend? I've got an Imperial Red Ale in the works this morning and have been sampling from my supplies...Session Stout, Weizenbock, and a coconut curry-inspired honey beer that I call the BowThai ale. Looks...

Hey homebrewtalk, just wanted to say that I got into grad school today and I'm celebrating with a bottle of Oud Beersel Oud Kriek Vielle. And it's awesome.