Recent content by prushik

I'm currently fermenting a couple of garden weed based wines, Dandelion Wine and a Mint Wine, and I am very excited about them (they look and smell so good). I'm so excited in fact that I am planning a whole series of experimental wines based on stuff from my garden. Nothing is ready yet except...

Ok, thank you

So, I bought three packets of hops from my LHBS in the US. All three are labeled "Spaltz Pellet Hops - German". All three have the same barcode. I believe they were packed at the LHBS. The problem is that two of the packets say "3.9 AVG ALPHA", but the third says "5.0 AVG ALPHA". It's my...

Thats pretty cool, although it sounds like a beer that I wouldn't be interested in. I made a malta goya beer awhile ago, but I never drank any of it because I was scared of it and I moved to Korea and left it at home in the US. Anyways, its really cool that people keep trying, although, I'm a...

My first attempt was a failure. I think my mash was the problem. I'm going to try again soon, possibly tonight. However, this time I am going to be using quinoa. That should be legal, since it's available at all 3 of my local grocery stores (Giant, Shoprite, Wegmans). I'm also going to mash for...

Ok, heres what I did: I bought Ka-pop brand gourmet popcorn, put it on a baking sheet with a paper towel underneath and on top of them and kept it moist for about a 5 days. After they had all germinated, I used my toaster oven's dehydrate setting to dry them (I feel bad about using the toaster...

Great! Its about half way through the boil right now. I totally agree about this being the best thread ever, I've been on quite a few message boards before, and I've never seen one last 3 years before. I love the spirit of it, I read all 27 pages. I'm really excited about participating in this.

Haha I was just reading this thread a few days ago, before it got resurrected! I'm actually working on making one of these at the moment. I'll be ready to start fermenting this tomorrow, I followed all the rules of this thread and I am even going use a makeshift airlock from items I got at the...

Alright, thanks guys. I have heard that citrus does become bitter when cooked, I have even heard of experiments that used citrus zest as a bittering herb in place of hops. I will probably be adding some lime zest in the last few minutes of the boil, that seems like the best option, I have never...

Hi everybody I love limes, they are one of the most underrated fruits, always living in the shadow of the inferior lemon. There are a few commercial brews that are flavored with lime (Bud light, etc..) and they are all light beers. Since I am not a fan of light beers, I don't purchase those...

I have heard that the water that you use in your beer is very influential in the flavor of the final product. I have been told to use distilled water, not to use distilled water, spring water, never use spring water, use tap water, filter it through activated carbon, etc... All different things...

My LHBS assured me that it is a sanitizer, but the word "sanitizer" is FDA regulated and very very expensive to write on your product. So It's not so much bad marketing as it is being a cheapskate. EDIT: My LHBS also told me that once it has been mixed into a solution, it is only good for 3...