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Hello! I'm finally building my curing chamber after having the parts sit around for the better part of two years (STC-1000 and a WH8040). Thinking out loud: To make the build a little tidier I'd like to trim off some of the excess wire on the probes, though I can't find a good answer on if...

I find myself in the fortunate position of being sent to Cologne, Germany for work. I have a short four days to see what I can see. Definitely doing Belgium to get to at least one Abbey (trying to reserve beer at Westvelteren, still have to wait two days to call), and beyond that I'm open to...

Yes please!

You might try contacting Earle Estates Meadery. It's a bit of a drive from Buffalo, but last time I was visiting my folks in Rochester we took a trip down. We must've tried 10 different meads, all of them good to excellent. They might sell you some of their honey, which I believe is all...

I'd suggest splitting it up into two 1gal batches. Put the mulled spices in one, and leave the other one as is. This way you get a side by side comparison of what effect the spices really had, and if you didn't like something you might have an easier time pinpointing it to adjust for the...

Here are my first three. They all turned out semi sweet, though the berry melomel was the driest. I didn't intend to make mine sparkling, but since I didn't stabilize before bottling all three wound up with some level of carbonation. The metheglin the least, the banana mel the most. If...

I did my second racking of this tonight. I got about 5 3/4 gallons out of it; would have been 6 but we had a dinner party a few weeks ago and I pulled out one bottle's worth for a tasting. ;) Est. OG - 1.108 Act. OG - 1.070 10/17 SG: 1.010 Per my earlier post, I think my OG reading was skewed...

I wound up hitting it with 2 campden tablets and letting it sit for 24 hrs, I figured that would be good enough.

I'm sure I've read this on here before, but for the life of me now can't seem to find it - how many campden tablets or potassium bi sulfate per pound of raw fruit to stabilize? I'm breaking up my 6 gallon bochet (https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f30/multi-honey-bochet-suggestions-295073/) into 1...

Are you talking about Earl Estates? I went there the last time I was in the area. I tried a bunch and left with 4 different kinds. They were all excellent!

You might be right, though on first tasting just before pitching the yeast the balance was better than expected. The caramel notes were there but not at all over powering. It was a layered perception of heavy from the caramel, but smoother from the other honey. At the heat I used I didn't...

If buckwheat does have some underlying earthy flavors it might go rather well with a Braggot.

I think noble hops, high in aroma and relatively low in bitterness, would be the best option. I've yet to use Palisades in any of my beers, but my understanding is that they're common in I/APAs and Irish Ales (traditionally bitter beers). However, I've read it produces some fruity notes so...

I finally got this brewed yesterday morning and it looks/smells amazing. Per my previous post, honeys used were: Amber Wildflower (AWF), Clover, Buckwheat (BW) and Orange Blossom (OB). My original thought was to use two pots to bring my stepped additions up to temp before adding them to the...

Thanks, I hope so! Now that I have everything in place I'll probably brew this tomorrow night or Thursday after work. I'll update with pictures soon there after.