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My 5th of the five Brew For Ukraine recipes and artwok released in February by Yuri Zastavny at Pravda Brewery in Lviv, Ukraine was bottled today. Frau Ribbentrop is a Weissbier though the recipe and resulting beer is closer to a Belgian Witbier with coreander and orange peel. I had crowns...

In past years our club members would all meet up at a member’s home and brew all day, up to 15 or so 10 gallon batches. This year, our folks are busting to come out of our COVIDshells. We saw about 20 members show up two nights ago for the release of a Kottbusser at a local brewpub, which...

Our Border Terrier Superman, turns 5 years old today. The birthday pickle is always a big hit.

Yesterday my son and I brewed 11 gallons of Baltic Porter, using the brew-in-a-bag mash process. I have a block & tackle pulley system installed above the 20 gallon kettle, to be able to hoist the grain bag out of the wort. Was a great day with the kid, at the fire during our sitting intervals.

Our club brewed a vintage Kottbusser Ale last year as a collaboration with our local microbrewery to help celebrate our county’s Beer Week. I pieced the recipe together from a variety of sources. Though Ron Pattison describes the original versions as sour, we didn’t do that and stuck with a...

Best friends’ son recently married a lovely young lady whose family has Lithuanian roots. The bridal party made a large batch of Krupnikas which is a strong (95 proof) spiced cordial made with honey, water, grain alcohol and spices. The bride was kind enough to share the family’s recipe, which...

Greetings! Many things can contribute to hazy beer. Assuming your recipes don't have haze-producing ingredients such as wheat, you can start by assuring a rigorous boil with the use of Irish moss during the last 15 minutes, then chilling as quickly as possible thereafter, and whirlpooling...

My best results with extract beers are with 100% RO water. The extracts contain all of the mineral content which was in the water used to make the extract. So, straight RO or distilled water will reconstitute the original wort without adding additional mineral content.

That cider is probably done, though I would also taste it. Racking it off the yeast will help dispel some of the dissolved CO2. For cider and meads, I also usually stir them to add additional nutrients and drive off CO2 during fermentation, because CO2 is toxic to yeast. But your cider seems...

Appreciate it very much, and the same to you and yours. Canceling our Scotland trip broke our hearts, but it seems most likely that we will reschedule for roughly the same time next year, and we'll be working on our besties to have them make the trip with us. The silver lining in all of this...

My best homebrewing and drinking buddy and I could put it off no longer. We conducted a scotch tasting out front of my house today. We sat on bar stools 10+ feet apart (me on the front porch). We each provided our own tasting glasses and water. I provided and poured the scotches, after he...

One more. This makes me smile for a few reasons, the venue is a private home owned by a friend of ours who tricked out his barn as a music venue, 5 minutes from my house; the band (Sideline) is a national talent at the top of their game; and the harmonica player is a friend and local musician...

My favorite touring bluegrass band. Sadly all upcoming shows and festivals have been cancelled, so I have to get my "fix" from videos.

My $.02 on this thread, and then I'm done... President Trump was not my first choice. (My first preferences were either Ted Cruz or Dr. Ben Carson.) But there were sixteen Republican candidates in the primary, and Donald had too much populist support. He got through the primary process with...

If you can acquire it, I prefer using fruit puree over whole fruit to a cider or mead, because it is much easier to add it to the taste level you want. I would not add it up front, but wait until primary fermentation has been well under way for awhile. If it continues to ferment some of the...

The shut-off valve is a convenience which you probably can add yourself. The keg connector should shut off automatically when it is pulled off the keg, so there should not be a risk of CO2 loss that way.

There's a lot there to digest here, but in the spirit of community I'll keep most of it to myself. But this is the most precious. Have you even paid attention to the sh!t that Mexico's President has said and done? Google is your friend. Ever seen videos or photos of Mexicans scaling the...

I've been working from home exclusively for two weeks, and this past week our company closed my office in response to our Governor's order to close non-essential businesses. (Actually, insurance which is my business, is on the exceptions list, but our office closed anyway.) My work computer is...

If the connection looks like this, it's called a "flare" fitting. Very typical for gas connections. The inside of the male connector mates up tightly with the beveled ("flared") surface, and makes a good seal. There are nylon washers available, for example if the smooth surface gets nicked...

President Trump did not say that. He hopes that by Easter which happens to be the 12th, that at least some parts of the US will be over the hump and some businesses and schools could consider reopening. He used Easter as a point of reference because of its religious holiday significance, but...