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Yes. It’s real my family has been making it for generations. My great aunt - Ma Ru - used to brew it in the closet in New Orleans. You can also make pineapple soda if you don’t let the yeast fully grow.

Homemade Pineapple Beer

I watched a video about adding the honey in a secondary fermenter. Has anyone added both honey and oak in the second ferment? Ajohns23 might be able to get both things he wants. He could add diluted honey and an oak spiral infuser to a secondary fermenter. It takes 2 weeks for the honey to...

I think ericbw is right - that you want to age after fermentation. I found a short thing about it on another website, www.craftbeer.com/styles/barrel-aged-beer. I had looked online at wood barrels but wanted to know more about conditioning before changing from bottling beer. I bought a mini keg...

I don't want to thin the beer. I want to add more flavor. I dislike lite beer. I want a beer that is thick but not dark or bitter. Commercial beers that I like are Heineken, Lowenbrau and Samuel Adams. Lowenbrau was my absolute favorite for years, crisp clean taste.

I do want honey but maybe I should get the Grand Bohemian instead of Belgian. Grand Bohemian is lighter in color.

Yes. There is a Mr Beer Belgian extract, color 2, very light. It wouldn't matter if it got darker with honey. The Northwest recipe did darken. I did buy a hydrometer and column\ vial. Actually, I had to buy 2 because the first one got smashed by the post office. I am not sure I should use...

Yes. I understand your instructions. I was thinking about getting the Belgian recipe liquid malt. I do think it is what I want. One flavor I am looking for is chocolate without the red pepper. I used ginger in the ole mole stout recipe. I got a good flavor and the ginger felt good on my throat...

I have brewed 3 batches with the Mr Beer kit and recipes. I think each batch gets better. I'm learning a lot. It allows me to explore all the different types of beer with out a lot of hassle.

Thank you but I don't know how to do any of that. I am a beginner. Is there an easy way to make sweet beer that is not a lite beer?

I use Mr. Beer because I wanted a simple way to try beer making. It allows me to try different recipes without a lot of hassle. I want to experiment but I want the beer to come out as beer. I figure with a simplified kit I have the best chance of success.

I made my first batch of beer using the Mr. Beer Northwest Pale Ale kit. I was trying to make a honey pale ale but it didn't turn out the way I wanted. My beer came out dark and not sweet. It had the amount of head and carbonation that I like but not the color or flavor I wanted. I wanted a...