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Hello, everyone. Long time no see, as they say. I have some questions for those of experience. Being ever the enterprising brewer, I've decided to tackle kumis/airag. I guess it makes sense that this would eventually happen, being part Tatar and Central Asian. Anyways, I want advice. I have...

I have read, in some places, that wine in antiquity was possibly made as a concentrate. To be clear, for example, that the Greeks would make their wine as such. I’m sure that at least some of you know about the Greco-Roman habit of mixing water with wine. The ratios depending upon the intended...

Tonight I whipped together a quick batch of mead for my glass jug. It's relatively simple, being just spring water, honey, a chopped lemon, grape/blackberry juice, and some leftover ale yeast. I haven't made mead in a while, but I think this will turn out to be... okay. It looks interesting, at...

I guess this is the appropriate forum for posting historically-inspired brews. So, I am making another batch of "Sumerian" ale. This time, I've made some minor changes to the recipe. For the bappir, I used an aromatic malted barley, chopped Medjool dates crushed in a bit of water, additional...

Edit: I don’t know how “pepper” ended up in the title, but it shouldn’t be there. Grünkohl is a popular stew in the Low Countries and northern Germany. There are festivals dedicated to it. As one of my personal favourites, I find it goes well with a dark ale. That’s just me. Or maybe it’s...

I just managed to turn out a batch of ale, somewhat based on the hymn of Ninkasi (and from doing research elsewhere). It’s a very old piece of literature dedicated to the Sumerian goddess of ale/beer, Ninkasi. I kept the bappir (twice baked bread, the basis of the drink) simple, using just...

Anyone who knows me well enough knows that I have an interest in antiquity. Well, I just came across an interesting nugget of information. Apparently, the ancient Greeks had a thing for that special brew we (in this forum at least) all love...

My first ale has been a success. Going off of a recipe for creating a simple "medieval"-style ale, I created the mash by pouring a series of boiling water onto the smoked malted barley. The container was insulated with a towel between pourings. Next, I mixed in a gruit made of manuka honey...

I understand that it used to be a big thing. I am interested in making some. Is there anyone here who knows how to make spruce beer? I am brand new to brewing, so I am starting from a point of ignorance. Any advice would be appreciated.

Hello, everyone. I am here because I am new to brewing beverages. I would like to learn more, and this forum seems to be the place to be. So far, I have made mead, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic. I don’t have any experience otherwise. Yesterday, I started my first batch of ale. I started...