I concur in principle. I'm thinking more along the lines of the wife brewing as part of the basic family diet - make on Monday, drink on Friday. In fact, that...
Not to mention the preservative effect. And, since hops is a member of the cannabis family, they have analgesic value as well. --Madoc ... well the book by...
I use hops in my braggot for the same reason I use hops in my beer - to balance the sweet with a bitter --Madoc ... In a message dated 10/29/2005 3:49:19 P.M....
Thanks for the input! After some deliberation this morning after inhaling the scent of the primary, I've got a name for this vint. Thorbjorn's Wardog Honey...
... \Actually, the Buckwheat honey has a stronger than average honey flavor, so I've been told that it acts like twice it's weight in actual honey for flavor....
In a message dated 10/30/2005 11:28:47 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, lordship@... writes: Can you document that period beverage tasted like horse piss?...
... Yep, that could be it. I'll check the current SG and see where I'm at. If so, I have some karo on hand to add which should work fine I'd think. The big...
I wasn't implying period bevs tasted like piss, i was only stating that if a particular beverage did taste unusual, and you made an unusual tasting beverage,...
ok, here's how I screwed up... I mean, here is what I did: 3 cans of frozen 100% pure apple juice (from concentrate) each can requires 3 additional cans of...
I think that maybe next time you make too much apple juice, that you might just put the excess in a pitcher and keep it in the fridge for personal use and ...
You failed to mention if you did any racking off of the product at all. I agree with NINacide that you should have made the full amount of juice and kept the...
you propably also like the idea of sitting down with a glass of it yourself and seeing if it's drinkable... wll, I Guess I could put up with that for some...
There's no such thing as wasted apple juice. :-) For this particular batch, there are a couple options: leave it the way it is and tell everyone it's a...
Ok, I made a 2c water/1/4c honey solution last night and pitched it into the Primary. The yeasties woke up and bubbled again. I'll be racking it to the...
In a message dated 11/3/2005 9:43:23 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, ... I had an interesting new years last year, I got to learn how to serve real absinthe at a...
Greetings to all Artisans! Now as the summer heat begins to dwindle it is once again time to plan the Estrella War A&S Collegium! Come and share your knowledge...
Be careful about importing "real" absynthe or ouzo for personal use. If you believe that the federal government will come down on you for a little home...
THE OTHER THING IS THAT THE EUROPEAN WORMWOOD IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT BRAND THAN AMERICAN WORMWOOD/ THE AMERICAN HAS MORE OF THE CARCINOGENS AND POISONS/ ......
In a message dated 11/3/2005 12:49:54 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, elkin_deathblade@... writes: I do not own a hydrometer, nor do I know how to use one I...
There are other reasons for using a hydrometer than determining alcohol content. I use mine as a good way to determine that the yeast have finished doing...
I was just under the impression that if you had a hydrometer and used it, that you could figure out if you had the bare minimum of sugar needed to start a ...
I have a question for those folks who really know what they are talking about. I picked up some unpasteurized cider last weekend and had planned to make cyser...
