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Inspired by 17th and 18th century Anglo-Colonial brewing techniques, I will be making a 1 gallon batch of Molasses Oatmeal Porter in honor of George Washington/Independence Day tomorrow. Besides Gen. Washington's own recipe, which was simply molasses, hops, water and yeast, I will be drawing...

Okay, going to make a batch of cranberry wine this week. I don't have a hydrometer and was just trying to get a base approximate OG. I'm using store bought cranberry juice (no preservatives). For a 64 oz bottle with 8 servings, the sugar content is 30 grams - so I figure 240g for yhe batch...

Okay, so, I've got a question about fusel alcohols and a Finnish "beverage" called kilju. It's basically sugar, water and yeast that are allowed to ferment. Assuming I made such a recipe, would fusel alcohols be a concern? Are there certain techniques (or rather mistakes) that might make fusel...

Homebrewing notes from my first beer (both for personal record and general critique): I made my first beer tonight (excluding a very bad attempt when I was 13 and bought a homebrew kit at Wal-Mart around Christmas time and pitched the yeast into boiling hot wort). It was a 1 gallon grain plus...

Is Red Star Champagne Yeast good for mead? I want a durable yeast that isn't overly sensitive to temperature, light, etc. Is Lalvin better? Maybe another variety from those two brands? Those are the two brands I've found locally. I've only ever used bread yeast before since I've mostly been...

Hello. I've been interested in homebrew since I tried my first homebrew beer around 1995 at my dad's cousin's house. I was only around 7, but I remember loving the taste (more or less a Bass clone). I've dabbled in mead and winemaking since around 2010, but have recently gotten more serious...