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    Noob campden question

    Well my thoughts were to brew a soda with honey, without pasteurizing it, and it will probably be around a while. So if it was safe to use a tablet in the keg I thought that might be a good idea. I know honey usually comes with microbes so I wanted to sterilize it somehow.
  2. M

    Noob campden question

    Hey all, Kind of a beginner question, but would there be anything inherently wrong with tossing in some campden tablets during kegging just to be safe, then force carbing as usual? I was just thinking about brewing some soda with some less than sanitary ingredients and wanted to minimize...
  3. M

    (another...) butterbeer idea

    hey all, i just wanted to get some opinions on my (tentative) 5 gal butterbeer recipe. 6 lbs maris otter 6 lbs wheat malt 1 lbs butter (or perhaps homemade butterscotch, which has a toffee-esque flavor, and is quite delicious) 1.5 oz hallertau 60 min belgian ale yeast any input...
  4. M

    aging

    allright well thanks guys! i think ill go ahead and do 2 mo. in 2ndary and bottle condition for a while
  5. M

    aging

    just made my first barleywine and was wondering if its better to age beers in bottle or in the secondary? thanks!
  6. M

    super low OG

    after 24 hrs my gravity is at about 32. still seems a bit low but much better than 20. thanks for your help guys!
  7. M

    super low OG

    5 lbs amber unhoped malt extract 1.2 lbs pure maple syrup 1-1/2 lb 2-row malted barley 1/2 lb medium crystal malted barley 1/2 lb cara-pils malted barley 1/4 lb chocolate malted barley 1 oz Cascade hops (bittering) 1/2 oz Willamettes hops (flavoring) 1/2 oz Willamettes hops...
  8. M

    super low OG

    and yea i wud use extract of some sort but i have none and unfortunately live nowhere close enough. if i ordered some cud i add it in later in the fermentation?
  9. M

    super low OG

    i attempted to replace a pound of lme in the recipe with pure maple syrup and i calculated that 1.23 lbs syrup would give the same gravity but apparently i was way off because i was supposed to hit 45
  10. M

    super low OG

    what is the best way to fix a really low OG, say around 20. shud i use glucose alone or maybe brown sugar for a brown ale? what do you guys think.? thanks!
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