
Bochet Mead (Ever Try Caramelized Honey?)
Of all the brewing recipe possibilities, bochet made me nervous. I am a cold-method meadmaker. I heat water as little as possible to mix with the must, and heat the [..]
Of all the brewing recipe possibilities, bochet made me nervous. I am a cold-method meadmaker. I heat water as little as possible to mix with the must, and heat the [..]
It’s going to be a tough year for cherry melomels, cherry wheat beer, cherry lambic, and (sob!) cherry pie. I have a cherry mel in secondary that needs a boost. [..]
If you want to make really good hard cider, you need to use vintage apples. But where do you find these superb cider-making apples? I live smack in the middle [..]
Curling up with a mug of steaming mulled cider is a lovely thing this chilly, dank time of year, but I beg you, don’t get those silly, frilly, expensive little [..]
This is a recipe in progress for a sparkling ginger mead. I’m adding all my thought processes and decisions here. I’m making it for my friend Cynthia, unless she tells [..]
I guess it’s not too soon before Christmas to share the very best recipe for hot spiced wine I know. I make a single gallon of this at Christmastime every [..]
News flash for some folks: you can make apple juice from any apple, but you can’t make good hard cider – I mean the fermented stuff – from just anything. [..]
Baltimore Brew Festival hosted a Gruit Ale competition last night. I asked whether they would post their recipes on their website – don’t have an answer yet. One of the [..]
Brooklyn BrewShop’s Beer Making Book is my latest find in the domain of beer brewing. I’ve added it to my Basic Brewers Books list. It’s designed for folks who a) [..]
I am gearing up to try the White House Honey Porter recipe this weekend. There are a few mysteries in the two beer recipes released by the White House, which [..]
The White House has finally released the recipes for President Obama’s Honey Porter and Honey Ale, made with honey from the beehives on the South Lawn. The White House is [..]
I haz designed my first beer and I like it a lot! I’m pretty picky, mind you. This batch of beer is only about 4% and has an FG of [..]