Recent content by jonleven

Yes, I had considered that it might be the seal, but that would have to mean that both the swing tops and traditional caps had failed me. Possible, but unlikely. I'm going to try a bottle I added some yeast to tomorrow and see how that goes. Hoping for some progress!

Hi All! I'm not exactly a beginner here, but new to the forums and this seemed the best place to ask this question. I recently tried out two different batches of unhopped ale, one featuring just Yarrow, and another featuring Yarrow and Mugwort brewed 1 week apart. Both 1 gallon extract batches...

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Thanks! And thank you for the input. I'm figuring maybe I need to use higher amounts of mugwort. I suppose any herb would be like hops, with some varieties being more bitter than others. I just tried some wormwood tea as well. HOO! That stuff is bitter and medicinal. Not to my taste. I think...

I've been looking into brewing some unhopped ales lately, and settled on trying Mugwort and Yarrow as bittering herbs. I read a bunch of warnings from helpful people on here that it is very easy to overdo it in terms of bitterness, so I wanted to go ahead and test out some of my herbs by boiling...