Homebrewing - Beer, Mead, Wine, Cider

So I recently visited brewery with 100yo technology and what struck me most was how little has changed....

First off: Sorry for the link, apparently I can't upload images at the moment....

In the past, I only ever did top fermenting styles. I had to depressurise my bottles sometimes even more than once (using swing top bottles, luckily, this is not too awful). Now I made a Vienna Lager and even though I can‘t even really cold crash the bottles (I have them sit outside at maybe 10°C instead due to a lack in...

Someone did this before so I am going to try it. I used a hibiscus 🌺 tea and left it unattended for most of the year. So I wonder if it will taste any good.

Based on this https://www.morebeer.com/products/chocolate-hazelnut-porter-jamil-zainasheff-grain-kit.html but scaled down to 3 gallons. Came closer to 2 tho. Lost more than expected to boil, I guess.

I started it in early march with the idea that I wanted a dry but fresh and somewhat complex wine for summer. I infused some oak chips with rum, but only had them in for a week something early on with the hope that the harshness would dissipate with gases and what is left behind becomes subtly integrated in the wine. I was...

I, uh, fit right in that main grouping, lol.

I ordered a cheap chinese optical refractometer from Amazon to use for convenience instead of a traditional hydrometer. It seemed accurate enough after calibration, I don't expect magic or lab results. Ballpark is fine by me....

Being a total newbie in kegging, I recently bought some used soda kegs for cheap. Not knowing what to look for, these kegs later turned out to be of the CC variety. While this is not a bad thing per se, most accessories like the cheap Kegland spunding valves etc. only come with NC fittings, leaving me with the question of...

STL https://www.printables.com/model/866603-carboy-dryer-stackable...

First cider. It's made from grocery store juice, so not complex, but delicious. 3/5*s. Apple-banana-strawberry juice. Mostly apple, hint of strawberry, no banana....

So, I've got a weird question. Anyone had a club faction split? Our club is sponsored by a brewery owner. He's been super restrictive about what other breweries we work with, banning interaction with 99% of other breweries. Some of our members are discussing forming a splinter group just so we can do stuff without asking his...

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/31033946...

It's true that our 16th-century ancestors drank much more than Irish people do today. But why they did so and what their beer was like are questions shrouded in myth. The authors were part of a team who set out to find some answers....

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NizzYE2Ia24...

What other sources are there for yeast without purchasing specific supplies of any kind?...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe8zFdYyr1k...

Putting an image on it is absolutely a big part of the fun in this hobby. I'm trying out Red Ale and Red Rye Crystal malts in my next brew, along with a helping of Simpson's Premium English Caramalt and ginger that made my last two batches really nice and sweet....

I always hear people talk about adding lactic acid for ph control. Is that the only kind? What about citric? Phosphoric? Carbonic? Idk. Just listing some I know.

I saw an article about a blue cheese beer by some US brewer. Got me thinking, I wonder that this would go? Anyone have an idea how to achieve this? I can only presume throwing some blended cheese into the fermenter would just cause a yeast infection.

I got roughly 12k, which is a lifetime for me. (I bottle exclusively)

Blech. Tepache failure. It's supposed to go for 3-5 days, but mine didn't kick off for a bit. Day 6 & tastes good, but smells like a barn has gym feet. So weird....

My moto is that alcohol is made for thousands of years - first make it easiest way possible then try something harder. This guide is ment to be that. Also sorry for my mistakes I am not native speaker....

So you’ve never made mead before, or you’re curious what it is....