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I see that Austin Homebrew claims to have the REAL Wormwood. I was just contemplating getting some and using it in a beer. I understand though that wormwood is very bitter so I was thinking about using no Hops or very little Hops and make the wormwood be the major bittering component. My...

I brewed the best beer I have ever made back in September. I am living in the UK right now temp. so I have been letting it age while I was away. I figured it was ready so I had a family member send me a few by post. I have to say, it is just great! If I had to critisize it though, It would...

I have just created my best beer ever!!!! It is my own recipe ESB. It was so good that I just had to make a label for it and give it a name (even though I suck at this art stuff). I had to leave it in the States when I moved to England but I have it looked away in my storage ben to which only...

Hello, everyone, I just finished my temporary move to the Uk. I am living in Westminster. I have been hitting the pubs pretty hard and loving every minute of it. Great city, and even better Beer!!!!!

On the 4th, I did my second ever All grain batch. The Mashing and Sparging went a good as I could have hoped for and the same can be said for the boil. I was using liquid yeast for the first time. I made my yeast starter the night before. When I woke up the next morning, there was not...

Ok, here is my situation. Since High school, I have had this friend that has a gift for art. He has always been good at both drawing and computer graphics and everytime I had a project due in High School or College, he has always done the graphics for me. Now, he is trying to get accepted to...

I have read the arguments against the clear beer bottles and the green ones and how the clear and green bottles are the main culprits for the skunkiness of some Coronias and Heinikans. But I have never seen the blue Cobalt bottles mentioned in any of this. I love old things and a lot of the...

I know there are people on these forums who have ordered from Austin Homebrew but has anybody ordered from Hoptech? I placed an order with both of these companies Last Friday night and my order still hasn't shipped with either of them. Austin Homebrew charged my credit card monday but has...

Later this month, I will be brewing my second all grain brew. I fell pretty confortable with the all grain process but this brew is going to be a first in two ways. This will be the first brew of mine (ever) where I use liquid yeast. This will also be the first brew ever that I am going to be...

Anybody know of a good company where you can get customized beer glasses with your own brewery logo or other designs on it? I did a google search and found soem results but had no idea if the company was any good. Anybody have any recommendations?

Was in Beersmith making some changes to a recipe of mine when I noticed Grits in the grain section. It is listed as an Adjunct. Beersmith says it imparts or corn or grain like taste and is used to increase gravity in American Lagers. Being born and raised in Georgia, (and there for having...

Like I have said in some other topics, I will be moving to England temporarily coming up in the fall of this year. I will not be taking my brewing equipment with me and I am not going to be buying more over there since my living there will only be temp. So I am planning a lot of brews for this...

I have been looking on the Internet for hops to go into my Bitter and my ESB that I will be brewing at the end of next month. I really want to use Whole leaf hops but am having problems finding exactly what I am looking for. I know when wine is concerned, the flavor is greatly dependant on the...

My Rye stout was not only my first AG brew but it was also my first attempt at creating my own recipe. Overall I was very satisfied with my AG brew itself as I obtained an very high efficency. However, now that it has matured, I am not satified with the recipe and think I can do a lot better...

My local Homebrew store is currently checking to see if they can get some of the ingredients I need. If they can get them however, I will probably be forced to buy a full bag and all I need is 13 lbs. I love Northern Brewer. They always have every thing I ever need or want in stock. But the...

I have been a chef now for several years and have an associats degree in culinary arts. I have hardly even made a dent in my massive student loan yet and I am already thinking about changing careers. Before and while I was went to culinary school, I use to think about food, plate presentations...

Has anybody used Halcyon Barley? How does it compare to Maris Otter flavor wise?

Just wondering if it would be authentic to add a little munich malt too a bitter or ESB? I really want that malty, almost sweet flavor that munich provides. I have added some Crystal to the brew but am not sure if it will be enough.

Like I said, I am sure this has been asked but when I searched the forums was unable to find the exact information I was looking for. in a few months, I would like to brew a Bitter or ESP. But I am having a real hard time finding the yeast that I want to use. Whitelabs has it on their...

About amonth ago, I got some very good advice from everyone on these forums and leaped head first into All Grain Brewing. Up until now, I thought it was a huge success being that I achieved high efficency. I used a reciepe that I created for a Rye Stout. About two weeks after it was bottled, I...