A list of ingredients and steps used to make a beer or wine.
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What are the differences between mashing and steeping grains in preparation
What is the difference between mashing and steeping grains in terms of preparation style or is "mashing" and "steeping" just word semantics?
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What to do with leftover hops?
Rather than tell you what hops I have leftover from my last brew, I'd like to know... are there any online resources that can suggest recipes based on what I have, similar to Cocktail Builder?
My ...
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Is there an online equivalent of Beer Smith?
Simple question, does anyone know if there is a purely web based equivalent of Beer Smith / Brew Target, etc? Just looking for a decent product that I don't have to install on my desktop.
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Peanut Butter Chocolate Stout- Cocoa or Nibs?
I'm looking to piece together a Peanut Butter Chocolate Stout recipe and I torn between using powdered cocoa late in the boil or cocoa nibs in secondary. Any suggestions?
Also, with either ...
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Has anyone a recipe of Yuengling beer?
As a visitor of the US, I have learned to appreciate Yuengling beer. Did someone try to brew a clone of this beer and can publish a recipe?
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What causes a stout's creamy head?
Stouts, especially beers like Guiness (its cousin Kilkenny as well), have a head that's really creamy. Being a stout lover myself, I always envied this head, but I have no idea how one can achieve it. ...
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Need a simple extract IPA recipe [closed]
I am looking for a simple IPA recipe that I can use with DME (and any other simple/easy ingredients). I've never done my own recipe and have no idea of the different hop characters, so I don't want ...
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How much ginger should I add to my mead?
I'm using this recipe for a start
http://www.winepress.us/forums/index.php?showtopic=6114 (Joe Mattioli's Ancient Orange and Spice Mead)
1 gallon batch
3 1/2 lbs Clover or your choice honey or ...
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What effect does adding flaked corn to a recipe have?
I've been taught to look down on breweries that use corn in their beer, because it's a cheaper ingredient, and obviously men would never put corn in their beer.
That being said, why would you put ...
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How to make a beer which is quickly ready to drink
I guess anyone doing beer is impatient to taste his "creation", and I sometimes have less patience than average.
What beer (I prefer ale) could I brew to have it ready to drink as soon as possilbe?
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Irish Red Recipe [closed]
My friend and I are brewing 3 batches of beer for St. Patrick's Day this year. We are going to make a green pale ale, a milk stout, and we want to make an Irish Red. The unfortunate part is the only ...
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Increasing the 'caramel and coffee tones' of my porter
A pub and brewery in town does a delicious porter with caramel and coffee tones. What particular ingredients do I need to add to my mash to achieve this?
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What does it mean when a recipe calls for a boil addition of coffee in pounds, but also mentions brewing the coffee?
Context:
I know that there are a bunch of different, hotly debated opinions on how/when to add coffee to beers. I'm much too new to be a loyalist, but I am confused: I'm brewing a Russian Imperial ...
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Boza beverage recipes and experiences?
Anyone to share recipes and experience on brewing Boza beverage?
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Can marmite be made from brew yeast leftovers?
If you don't know what marmite is you can stop reading now.
A friend of a friend reckons you can make marmite from the yeast leftovers of your brew. Does anyone know how to do this? Any one have a ...
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LHBS Got my grain bill wrong. Suggestions?
I went to my LHBS today and there was a guy there who I've never had service with (been going to this place about 3mo now). He ended up giving me the wrong grains, and I'm wondering what I can do with ...
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What can I substitute for Carabelge?
I'm brewing a saison from a recipe (extract+grains) that calls for Carabelge, which my LHBS doesn't stock.
The bill is 50/50 wheat & light extract (2kg each) plus 500g of Vienna and Carabelge.
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What is the largest percentage of grain bill for steeping?
I've recently moved from extract-only to extract + steeping grains. I'm making a recipe now and wondering if there is a max limit for steeping grains as part of the total grain bill? For a double ...
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What are some good online sources for recipes?
What are some good online sources for recipes? Please specify the type of recipes the site has (extract, all-grain, mead, cider, etc.).
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Should the late addition portion of a recipe be altered based on immersion, counterflow, whirlpooling techiques?
When it comes to late addition hops (or other late aeromatics), it seems to me that there might be significant differences in aroma extraction / utilization as the brewer executes different chilling ...
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What malt should I use to get a red beer?
So, I want to make a red beer, what is the best malt to get this color?
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What are some ways to make low-carb beer?
I and a few friends have dabbled with the various "low carb" diets. But I've found that after a while, you don't want to break the diet, but just want a beer.
What are some ways to make a beer ...
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Naming Homebrews [closed]
I am still pretty new in the brewing process and use kits or recipes I find online. My question is more of a poll or survey, do you name your homebrews with your own creative names or call them by ...
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How do you characterize “Breakfast Beer”?
What makes a good breakfast beer?
Thinking of brewing something for an upcoming eggs and kegs event.
Any clones of Founders Kentucky Breakfast Stout out there?
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What is a “blonde” beer, and how do you make it?
I recently bought a 6 pack of Shiner Blonde, and just loved the taste of it. What differentiates a blonde beer from others, other than a lighter color and flavor? Also, how do you make a blonde, and ...
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What changes needed to recipe when switching Ale to Lager yeast
I plan on brewing a porter next week that calls for a American Ale yeast. But my basement temperature would be perfect for using a California Lager yeast (aka Anchor Steam yeast). I've seen some ...
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Looking for Recipe for Red Horse (Philippines beer) [closed]
been lurking here a couple months sucking up bits of wisdom as I come across them. New to brewing but enjoying it. I was wondering if anybody has ever seen a recipe to mimic Red Horse Beer, made by ...
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What is the best beer to make for a spouse who prefers sauvignon blanc?
I am trying to solve the "wife who loves wine instead of beer" problem. She would normally choose a Sauvignon blanc for herself but that's just no fun for the beer-drinking / making husband. My goal ...
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Recipe for Brewing?
I am just getting into brewing, I have used Fiesta Brew kits, from Canada, and produced some decent beers. I am looking to learn the complete science behind brewing and have done some research and ...
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Need help with my 1st IPA recipe
I've got a couple extract (kits) batches under my belt and now want to venture out into the unknown and create my own recipe. The following is what I've come up with after doing a bit of research. ...
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Where to get Old Brew Recipes
I'm interested in finding old beer recipes that are genuine, not clones. And by old, I'm talking about anywhere from a few hundred years to thousands of years old.
Obviously the beer is going to be ...
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What's the line between brown ale and porter?
Southern English brown ale, which I like, seems to differ from porter, which I dislike, by only a matter of degree. It just seems to be about the amount of specialty grains. Is there any other ...
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Belgian/Canadian Tripel Recipe Question
This will be my very first homebrew, but I have been doing a lot of reading, research and practice. My question is, does anything about this recipe I have created look off to any experience brewers?
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Special B -OR- CaraPils?
working on improving recipe formulation and wondering which is better?
Looking for good mouth feel and head retention,(who isn't I guess) but most of all a big malt forward beer. In doing unrelated ...
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What Can I use to replace 0.2 pounds of Extract in a Recipe?
I have a recipe that calls for 12.2 pounds of liquid malt extract. I picked up only 12 pounds (2 X 6 pound jugs) but didn't want to waste a bunch for only 0.2 pounds. Originally I was thinking it ...
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Ginger Beer recipe
Reeds Ginger Beer is one of my favorite non-alcoholic fizzy-drinks... just curious if anyone has a recipe for brewing something similar.
Also, what's the brewing process like? Similar to beer, or ...
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Suggestions for cheap recipes
I would like to create a recipe (or recipes) that is fairly cheap and will serve as a session beer that I can drink when I just want a beer in the evening, and I'm not particularly choosy about what ...
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Chilli Alcohol Recipe
Is it possible to ferment chilli-peppers and produce a liquor with a alcohol content and also a hotness?
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Looking for Feedback on an Oatmeal Stout Recipe
I'm looking for some feedback. I usually do kit brews for now but I am looking to get into building my own recipes. This is my first go around on that. I want to do an oatmeal stout and I'd like to ...
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Gosebier- a unique style
Dose anyone have any experience brewing Gosebier? Its a german wheat style of beer that is flavored with some salt (and citrus I believe). I had one at the Golden City Brewery in Denver a couple ...
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Abuse my recipe! Belgian pale ale [closed]
My main motivation is to build a big yeast cake of 3787 to brew a triple, but I might as well make as good a beer as I can in the process.
I've specified Crystal 30 because Caravienne is not ...
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IPA recipe left very sweet, little bitterness or aroma
Very new brewer here, and I recently tried a generic IPA recipe doled out by my LHBS, and it ended up very sweet with little bitterness or hop aroma. The recipe is here:
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What about an Unfiltered IPA makes it unfiltered?
I recently tried an unfiltered IPA that was fantastic! I'm a newbie homebrewer and would like to take a shot at one. What makes an IPA unfiltered? Can I take any IPA recipe and modify it to be ...
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Making a gose (salt in beer?) [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Gosebier- a unique style
I recently fell in love with the Gose style of sour wheat beers (similar to a Gueze), thanks to kegs of Bayerische Bahnhof invading my town. ...
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What are my options for brewing software?
I'm looking for brewing software that helps with record-keeping, calculations, inventory, and/or recipes. Across any platform (Windows/Mac OS X/Linux), what brewing software is available, and what ...
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Tips for my first English IPA
I'm planning to make my first English IPA on this Sunday and I wanna know from more experienced homebrewers if my recipe is ok:
For a 20L batch
Ingredients:
Amount Item ...
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Do you have a good Wit recipe?
I'm looking to do an all grain Witbier as one of my first AG brews. Bell's Winter White is a commercial example that I like, although I'm not necessarily looking to clone it.
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Brewing a braggot.
How much honey do you need to put into a beer recipe before you can really call it a braggot? I am sure the taste is largely subjective.
I want to brew a beer with 1/3 Honey, 1/3 2-row, 1/3 wheat. I ...
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Base malt in a Southern English Brown?
I'm going to brew up a Southern English Brown, using the recipe from 'Brewing Classic Styles'. For an all-grain version, the recipe just says to use a "Pale English" malt for the base.
I have access ...
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How do you come up with a recipe to use for “Second Runnings”?
I recently brewed a Stone Russian Imperial Stout clone, per their official recipe in Brew Magazine. After collecting my wort, I was draining my mash tun and was saddened to see what appeared to be a ...
