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a healthy brew
has anyone tried brewing with herbs & spices if so what were the results? i want to start brewing with honey and things like stinging nettles & goldenseal. drink deer and get healthy...lol
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Re: ice beer
As I understand it, this is very simple: Partially freeze your favorite beer (preferably a bock, hence the term eisbock) at the end of fermentation and remove some of the ice crystals. Alcohol won't...
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preparing a starter yeast
my stupid questions . can i just dump some beer in a small vessel and add some yeast and a yeast nutrient then shake the hell out of it? and how much yeast nutrient can be added? do i add sugar to it?...
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brewing temperatures
what is the ideal temp for pitching (ale) yeast? what temp is best for primary fermentation? after racking to secondary fermenter should i lower the temp? after keging up the beer is it a good idea to...
 
Aerating vs. oxidizing wort?
I'm wondering if someone has a different opinion on a) to use or not use and b) a better design. Glen Maryville, TN
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Frustrated home brewer
Hi everyone. I've brewed three batches of beer and they _all_ seem to taste the same!!! These were all kit beers. 1. First was an IPA (seemed pretty good), 2. the second was an American Wheat (one...
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Corn sugar
Hi My supermarket does not appear to have corn sugar. I am in Edmonton Alberta, where can I buy the stuff cheap? Thanks
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honey beer?
WANTED!!!!... (HONEY-BEER RECIPE)........... i would like to substitute the use of sugar with honey;;;; i am looking for a nice light summer beer that goes down easy on a HOT summer day : ) i would...
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trade for a living ?
easy money will be made, but wait till early '04 for the next rally un: live pw: wire
 
Some history
For those homebrewers still hesitating whether they should invest in some refrigeration capacity or not read here (Dutch - I'll translate after):...
 
Re: Gelatin
"Riggs" kindly asked: "Lager" is a german word standing (here) for "store". Now you might see the link I snootily supposed to be common and should have probably explained: Lager beer got its name from...
 
Re: Infected American Steam beer?
On Tue, 17 Jun 2003 16:04:32 +0200 Sterrenkijker sputtered the following meaningless banter: WRONG! That is personal taste/preference. I have fermented much higher and secondaried way longer at way...
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Primary Fermentation
When is it okay to move a batch to the secondary fermentor. I have a batch that I boiled last Sunday night; a Kolsch. I used Wyeast 2565 and it took almost 24 hours to start seeing activity in the...
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Bottles
can you use Corona bottles to bottle with?? will standard caps work??? thanks Jim
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Reporting In: Pombe
My third batch of pombe, unlike the first two, is a fantastic success. I wouldn't serve it to company, but it makes me confident that I shall have something presentable in the near future. Only one...