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Ok, I'm been dying to try the Nelson Sauvin hops, and while I'm just using extract, I want to use them as first wort, and then again in the secondary. The place I now buy from said to use an American Ale. Question is, does this sound right? And, what can I expect from the Sauvin hops? I've...

I'm in Lake Villa, and looking to learn, drink, ask, and drink. Any clubs up North?

A new startup brewery in my area is making a Mexican Hot Chocolate style Porter. All I know is they're using cocao nibs (for a week in the secondary I believe), and vanilla beans..Any idea what I would need? they didn't give away how they were making it. I've only done all extract to date, 3...

My first brew, an all extract wheat, will finish fermenting in the bottle next week. As its finished up, I've tasted a bottle per week. Just recently I tried one, and it was excellent. Nice aroma, really nice flavor as well. But two bottles after that one have not tasted as good. The second two...

I brewed a Cru, and added chamomile. Only my second home brew, the first, a wheat, is in the bottle, and has about 3 weeks to go-just graduated from 1 week of conditioning. Question is, I cooled the wort outside, covered of course, which took a few hours. When I took the temp, it was down to...

Finally took the plunge, and I'm on my second homebrew. First was a wheat, extract kit, which just finished conditioning, and has 3 more weeks in the bottle. My second, which I made on Sunday, is a Cru, martial extract, with coriander, organge peel, and chamomile (which I added, as Celis...