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Yeast Nutrient in Hydromels

Yeast Nutrient in Hydromels

Posted on January 24, 2017July 24, 2017 by David Doucette
Yeast nutrient is a big part of meadmaking. Especially so in meads with ABV’s reaching over 12%. Care must be given to your nutrient schedule to ensure a healthy ferment free of off flavors and ... Read More
Golden Rye Sour Recipe

Golden Rye Sour Recipe

Posted on January 4, 2017July 24, 2017 by David Doucette
I spent the last month or so doing on-off experiments instead of really working on developing repeatable recipes. But I’m back in the saddle of recipes. Since bottling my sour brown ale, I’... Read More
Book Announcement: Wild Mead - Making Sour & Funky Meads

Book Announcement: Wild Mead – Making Sour & Funky Meads

Posted on December 6, 2016July 24, 2017 by David Doucette
Hey everyone! Some of you may know I make a lot of sour and funky meads, and dish out lots of advice (even when unwarranted), on many of the homebrewing outlets online, such as Reddit, Homebrew Talk, ... Read More
Freeze Concentrated Root Beer Liqueur Experiment

Freeze Concentrated Root Beer Liqueur Experiment

Posted on December 6, 2016July 24, 2017 by David Doucette
So this is a weird one. A while back, I was gifted some root beer extract for making soda. I never got around to making the soda, as I’m not much of a soda drinker. So I got the crazy idea to ma... Read More
Making An All Grain "Kitchen Sink" Beer

Making An All Grain “Kitchen Sink” Beer

Posted on October 18, 2016July 24, 2017 by David Doucette
The old clearance sale of beers. Sometimes known as cupboard beers, kitchen sink beers, yard sale beers, or any other term that signifies getting rid of your extra crap that you wouldn’t otherwi... Read More
Strawberry Cherry Melomel Tasting

Strawberry Cherry Melomel Tasting

Posted on September 30, 2016September 30, 2016 by David Doucette
This hydromel is fruity and bright, and really easy to make. It’s a simple 8.25% melomel that is fermented cleanly at a cool temp and then aged on strawberries and cherries until clear. I only g... Read More
Vienna Equinox SMaSH Beer

Vienna Equinox SMaSH Beer

Posted on August 31, 2016July 24, 2017 by David Doucette
I’m not dead. In fact, I made some beer this week and have lots more beer I need to make, but that’s talk for another time. This time, I’ve got a SMaSH (single malt single hop) beer ... Read More
All Grain Blonde Ale Version Two

All Grain Blonde Ale Version Two

Posted on August 1, 2016July 24, 2017 by David Doucette
I recently got the opportunity to brew a version of my blonde ale for a co-worker’s wedding. In the original version, there were a few things that needed to be addressed with the recipe. For exa... Read More
Strawberry Cherry Melomel Mead

Strawberry Cherry Melomel Mead

Posted on August 1, 2016July 24, 2017 by David Doucette
I brewed a hydromel a few months ago with the intent of adding something to it at some point, I just didn’t know at the time. The time came when some cherries my wife had bought started to show ... Read More
Brewing for a Wedding

Brewing for a Wedding

Posted on July 19, 2016July 24, 2017 by David Doucette
I’ve been approached about brewing for a wedding coming at the end of July. Seeing this as a great opportunity to test my home-brewing skills against the masses, I of course accepted the challen... Read More
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