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What is the best Honeyshine flavoring
So far, I've infused with honey, cinnamon, sage, and aged. What are others' "secret ingredients" that work for distilled mead?
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How to rescue a frozen NEIPA
I recently brewed a split batch NEIPA with 3 different yeasts and dry hops. So far so good....
Two of the kegs went in the kegerator, but because of a problem with the temperature probe, they ended ...
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Yeast raft or pellicle?
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I picked up some mango "nectar" from Costco and decided to try making it into a gallon of mango wine. I pitched about half a packet of Lalvin 71B yeast, which the local store had ...
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Does mild heating kill yeast, and how does it affect flavor in homebrewing?
I’m new to homebrewing and wondering about the effects of heating my brew mildly after fermentation starts. Specifically:
At what temperature would heat start to kill the yeast, and how hot is too ...
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Always bitter, never any hop aroma
I love drinking hoppy pale ales and I've been trying to brew them at home. The results are always nice and drinkable, but not quite what I'm aiming for – no matter what I try the beer is always overly ...
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Stirring wort after chilling and pitching yeast
Stirred wort while temperature was 28 degees, it took 3 hours to get to 22 degrees then pitched yeast without stirring. was that wrong?
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Bottling, packaging, and sealing
Could you recommend online stores where I can buy beer bottles and wire hoods for beer or cider?
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IPA Homebrewing: Temperature around 15 °C = 59 F
I'm doing a razorback IPA in my house, the house temperature is around 15°C=59F, the beer seem to be a little bit hotter but noting seems to be happening. I'm afraid about the fermentation process, so ...
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What is the best way to ferment a lager?
I have been brewing for a long time, but we just made our first lager (a Maibock). It has been fermenting in a fridge for 1.5 weeks @50deg. I have seen many different opinions online about how long to ...
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Home brew foaming from bottle
My home brew beer frequently foams out of the bottle. Could old star san contribute to this?
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What is the desired percentage of the whole of Special B in a 5 gallon British Brown Ale brew
Working on a recipe for a British Brown Ale. At current state, I have my Special B at 7.4% of the whole grain bill. Is there a publicized range available where I can find what the desired level is? It'...
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The quest for the perfect small-scale kegging solution
I'm new! :D
I've been looking for an answer for this conundrum for a long time. Maybe this is the place where all the pieces of the puzzle will come together!
On the surface, the issue is very simple: ...
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Lemon concentrate fermenting
I'm trying to ferment leman concentrate ph was at5.4 at the start using yeast nurthail and dady yeast gravity was at 1.1 it doesn't want to get started fermenting temp is 83 any help
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Washing Yeast. How much is good yeast?
I finished a 10gal batch of ESB last weekend and I am trying to wash the yeast to keep it for next time. I am not seeing a clear separation in layers though. Can anyone tell me how much of this is ...
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Rice wine process
With regards to making Chinese or Japanese non distilled rice wine - can you just cook the rice in a rice cooker and then transfer the rice into sterised containers in two batches?
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