I am not sure if it would have been used historically, but certain waxes can be used to judge pasteurization and mashing temperatures. Wax derived from most...
What I have learned, oddly enough on a PBS program, is that Bourbon starts out mostly clear, rather like white lightening, and color and flavor are imparted by...
i have been told the the jack danials brewery still sells used barrells. to the public. some of the people that i work with bought some to make a batch of...
the barrell co. in va sells new barrels charred and uncharred. the minimum order is rather high 700.00 but if a bunch of people got together it could be...
Hello all, I am new to homebrewing and starting on meads. I realize you all deal with many varieties here, and are more specific to SCA blends, but I am...
This is what happens when bards lurk on the brewers list. A Mazer's Mead A mazer's mead, how sweet the taste to a dry bard like me I sang my song, he gave me...
You do not want to use red oak, This person is perhaps confused with white oak. Please use only White oak, the Red is nasty, that's why most all aging...
Greetings Brewers, It should be noted that all distillates are clear, it is the storage vessel
or additions that give it the colour. Many people are confused...
wouldn't the alcohol also have a certain amount of carbs to it. Ya-know...my college has a perfectly good calorimeter...too bad we can't just go to a ...
I've probably mentioned this before, but I think it'd be fun to make my own barrel. Sc**w paying 700 bucks for one, get out the drawing paper, do some ...
On Sun, 2 Apr 2006 06:04:17 EDT, NINacide@... wrote: > wouldn't the alcohol also have a certain amount of carbs to it. Ya- > know...my college has a...
Uncharred white oak barrels are also available at www.thehomebrewstore.com, owned and operated by SCA members. They are a special order item there, so may take...
A coworker of mine has done a great deal of research on oak barrels and happened to be telling me about them a few days back. I have no first-hand knowledge of...
I think there are too many variables to be able to estimate the amount of callories per ml of mead based on a case by case senario. The only way to answer...
There should be a scientific way to determine carbohydrates (not calories), based on honey used, and honey remaining in a mead batch. Based on what each person...
how much honey diluted in water will cause a reading of .80? Find that out and you'll have an answer to your question and a ration of proportionality....
You and I hit it near the same time, after posting my reply, I started to work some math.... here is what I came up with, and while it appears correct, I am...
Yes. It takes years to learn how to cooper correctly. You might be able to make one as a DIY project, but I wouldnt bet money on it. ... -- My Moon-based death...
ALso, this might be a helpful link for those looking for used barrels. http://winebusiness.com/UsedBarrels/ -- My Moon-based death ray Panics the people of...
I was thinking of an appox. 1 gallon white oak barrel. cylindrical, 10 sided maybe (depends on what kind of router bit I can get a hold of. Do some ...
The curve of the barrel staves is also what makes it water tight. The pressure of the rings outside forces the staves together both in from the ring, but also...
Best wishes to you. If you do attempt it, please include video doccumentation. ... -- Ld. Erick Maxskelly Squire to Sir Galem Lionel Ostwestly Marshal,...
I think this is excellent information, but.... ouch. My brain hurts. ... -- Ld. Erick Maxskelly Squire to Sir Galem Lionel Ostwestly Marshal, Incipient Shire...
I heard some of this devilish brew was had at Pennsic in years past and I'm thinking of dabbling in the dark art necessary to create such a thing.. has anyone...
My orange-cranberry mead has been in the secondary for about 2 months now and is still very murky.. I've been able to rack off one small layer of sediment, but...
I think you would also need the OG and an approximate calculation of alcohol from OG to FG as alcohol is less dense than water. using your FG reading alone...
