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The goal is to brew a melomel that closely resembles champagne in ABV and dryness but with a nice fruity flavor to make up for the relative mild flavor present in honey. I got 5Kg for 220 pesos ($11.96) in Tijuana and some frozen fruit from the grocery store. 5Kg Honey + a 2 cups extra I got...

I want to brew a fruit beer. The plan is to use peaches or nectarines. I want something drinkable and refreshing for warm weather. The problem is that my apartment gets quite warm, mid 70s to mid 80s during the day. A dedicated temperature controlled fermenter isn't an option. The question is...

My neighbor has a grape vine which produced more fruit than she could use so she let me harvest all the grapes which I plant to make into wine. I have made plum wine before based on a recipe I found on the internet and it turned out pretty good. The grapes are small most smaller than a dime...

I have a question regrading a scenario I may deal with. I will be brewing an IIPA and I was wondering what if after I have added all the hops and the boil is done I realize my OG is too low. If I remove the hops can I continue boiling or will this drive off the aromas? Would it be better to...

So I have a Russian imperial stout I plan to bottle soon and I want to know how much corn sugar to add. I plan on pitching 4g Nottingham right before I bottle so there is viable yeast. My problem is I only have 4.5 gallons possibly less for which I would usually use 3/4 cup corn sugar but I...

I know there have been a lot of questions about sourdough so here's mine. I have a starter about 1 week old. I made bread with it which turned out ok but it was fairly doughy and not very sour. I have left it outside uncapped for several hours, added powder from ground grain etc but my yeast...

I seem to be turning out labels faster than I brew beer but here is one of my favorites. What do you think? I will enter date brewed, ABV etc. when I actually brew it.

Ok this is my very first recipe, I'm quite new to this so I need any advice I can get. I especially need help on the hop schedule. I'm not going for an IPA/hop bomb so please don't suggest 5 oz of Chinook or anything. 5.0 Gallon 1 pkg Nottingham dry yeast 13.00 lb Marris Otter (2 row) 1lb Cara...

I am going for a sweet metheglin medium high alcohol non carbonated. This is for a 3 gallon batch. 3 gallons water 8Lbs honey 3 cinnamon sticks 3 whole cloves 6 teaspoons whole coriander 3 teaspoons whole allspice 3 teabags 1 teaspoon ground ginger root zest from one orange WLP720...

Wild yeasts live wherever sugar is found, usually on grape skins or in flower nectar. I am thinking about culturing some yeast from flowers. JSTOR: An Error Occurred Setting Your User Cookie This article has some good info and I would try the bee dissections but I doubt I can differentiate...