The items included in the recipe to make the beer/wine
Questions tagged [ingredients]
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How do i determine the quality of ingredients?
I'm new to home brewing and want to make sure I'm using quality ingredients. I've been to a few stores, but have trouble knowing if what they offer is good quality or not. What tips / techniques can i use to be sure I'm getting the good stuff?
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Complete Ingredient List/Database?
I'm looking for an extensive database of grains, hops, yeasts, and other additives. Preferably with information like potential, SRM, alpha, flocculation, etc.
I've found BeerSmith's lists, but the copyright is questionable, and the data isn't…
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Are there sulfites in homebrew?
My friend, who has a severe sulfite allergy, wanted to try some of my beer. I had to refuse because I wasn't 100% sure that there weren't sulfites in it.
How are sulfites introduced to beer? I was under the impression that they are usually added…
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Has anyone used any particular ingredients to create medicinal brews?
I ask this question because while cooking rhubarb, I thought waste not, want not, and decided to chuck the left over liquid into a container and add a bit of yeast to see what I ended up with.
I managed to get a quite nice, and really light wine,…
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Can I leave the sulphites out of my store bought wine kits
Have trouble with any sulphites. I have all the wine making equip including a filter machine and have made 100 bottles of wine. Would love to try and leave the sulphites out but hate to wait 3 months to find out I ruined a batch. Basment stays…
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How realistic is a non-barley lager?
I am just beginning to experiment with malting wheat (raised on my families farm here in KS), and I'd like to use that wheat to brew a lager.
Here is my self-concocted first recipe that I'm basing this experiment off of:
(For a 5gal batch)
8lbs of…
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Honey wheat recipe
I have made several honey wheat batches from honey wheat kits that turned out too dark, too heavy, too bitter. I would love to make a lighter honey wheat beer. Does it make sense to buy a lighter wheat beer kit and simply add a sweet honey like…
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How much special yeast do I need?
I have seen this particular beverage and I want to brew this at home. How much fluid yeast do I need to collect to make 1 gallon of this particular high end brew? How do test for yeast content?
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