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The process of creating a fermented beverage from base ingredients and water. Generally used to refer to process of producing malt based alcoholic beverages but also can be used to refer to the making of Tea or Coffee. In the Home brewing sense, covers the creation of all alcoholic/fermented beverages(beer, ale, mead, wine, cider, kombucha, etc...).

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What types of beer allow you to skip the boil phase all together?

I'm currently fermenting a Berliner Weisse and was both surprised and pleased at the recipe when I read it required NO BOILING at all! It was so easy simply mashing and then draining directly into the fermenter. The wort was then allowed to cool…
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Tequila Barrel Fermenting or Aging

I recently purchased a used tequila barrel from a local brewery. They used it in the brewing process of one of their beers and they were done them so they sold them to the public. I started wondering if I could somehow incorporate the barrel into my…
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Brewing when sick person is on premises

I brew at home, where quite a few other persons live too. One of them has catched a common cold. Is there risk of sick person contaminating batch and if such a risk exists could common cold or similar mild infection causing viruses and/ or bacteria…
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Using avocado in beer?

I've had a weird urge to make some sort of avocado beer for quite some time. I've heard rumors of some commerical styles that have incorporated the avocado, but have not been able to unearth either a recipe or any details. I was thinking the creamy…
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Brewing Inspiration

Where does your brewing inspiration come from for your next batch? This past weekend I was at the American Craft Beer Fest in Boston to close out Boston Beer Week. I like attending fests looking for things I want to brew and getting inspiration for…
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possible to brew beer with cilantro?

is it possible to brew beer using cilantro?
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Most simple type of beer to begin brewing?

What's the most simple type of beer I can begin brewing, in order to get a feel for how the process works? Thanks.
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Homebrewing in a cooking pot?

Can you do the beer brewing in a big 20ltr cooking pot instead of the plastic drums that come with the brewing kit
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What is the best way to achieve a true orange color using malt in a 5 gallon batch oh home brew

I have a HERM system and brew all grain batches. A local brewer makes a very good orange colored all Mosaic IPA. I am curious how they achieve the color.
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Anyone has experience with Brewolution Brewster device

I talk about this device: http://www.brewolution.com/index.php/en/brewster-page. It's 28 liter kettle. What is a max output volume if I do allgrain? I have 20 liter fermenters. How to chill the wort to 25C in the output of this kettle? The sparging…
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Cooling the wort without an ice bath

I have been cooling my wort after all the boiling by simply taking it off the heat and waiting two to three hours. I have now seen a few places where they use an ice bath to cool the wort much faster. What would the difference in the end product be…
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Can I make low (or no) protein beer?

Beer has some protein in it from the grains used (and maybe other ingredients), does anyone know if I can make a beer with little to no protein?
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Communauté de Brasseurs Amateurs Française (Community of French Amateur Brewers)

Bonjour, Je débute complètement dans le brassage maison et je cherche une Communauté de Brasseurs Amateurs.(I am completely new to the idea of home brewing and am looking for a Community of Amateur Brewers for French speaking individuals). Any…
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Easiest low on alcohol homebrew

Can somebody help me with a home-brew method to produce a 3-4% alcoholic beer from wheat or barely without much apparatus.
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