Questions tagged [recipe-formulation]
Use this tag for question about your own recipes, when you want to achieve particular effect but don't know how, or you need verification. Do not use for questions where recipe-scaling or clone-recipe fits better.
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Grain Bill for 5 Gallon (Wheat and Barley Pale Ale)
I am new to home brewing and would welcome the insights and comments of the other home brewers on this website in order to brew a 5 gallon batch of a Wheat and Barley based Pale Ale.
That said, what ...
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5 Gallon Recipe for "Stand Tall Pineapple Pale Ale" - Mill Street Brewery
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I am seeking help from the seasoned brewers on this forum to find a recipe for a beer that I absolutely loved and cannot get anymore of because it was only a seasonal craft beer that Mill St....
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Red Ale didn't turn out how I thought it would
So I followed a recipe called "hoppy red ale" and I just took a sample after 14 days in the fermenter. I'm a little disappointed that it's not as red as I thought it would be. It's more of a brown / ...
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Doubling a mead recipe
If I double a mead recipe, do I need to double the yeast I put in to have the same fermentation time?
I'm doubling a small batch from a half gallon to a gallon, would I need to add a second packet?
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Estimating residual sugars in a beer recipe
I'm finally taking a stab at formulating my own beer recipe. What I'd like to achieve is something dark and chewy, but not overly sweet.
I've been playing around with the recipe tools on ...
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saffron in home brewing - taste, aroma and colour
I'm planning to add some in my mead because we have the best saffron in our country.
anyone ever tried to add saffron in their mead, wine or beer during first or second fermentation?
i know it can ...
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How is peanut butter flavor added to beer?
I've encountered several commercial beers with peanut butter flavor and I'm interested in making something similar but I'm not 100% sure how to go about it. I've seen reference to peanut butter ...
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How should I determine a ratio between malts?
I am new to the home brewing community and have a question regarding some malts I am using on my next batch.
After using a few beer kits from Brewers Best, I am taking a spin at trying to gather my ...
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Formulating a recipe with birch sap
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Based on my searching here and elsewhere, brewing with birch sap is quite uncommon with brewers (although I did find one brewer that mentioned brewing with maple sap). So I'd like to get ...
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Why is ginger fed to ginger beer plant regularly, what is a good ratio of ginger to liquid?
I'm brewing ginger beer for the first time using a ginger beer plant with
this recipe.
In this recipe once fermentation begins you feed the plant sugar and ground ginger for 7 days. I understand why ...
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Help me improve my Canadian Blonde recipe
I made many great stouts in the past, but blondes seem more difficult to get right. I looked on the web for an all-grain Canadian Blonde recipe (basic blonde similar to a Budweiser). I found a few ...
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Low ABV stout recipe
I'm thinking about doing a series of lightweight, flavorful beers. The fact is, I'm not going to drink more than one or two beers a night: I want to be able to drive my kids to the ER if I have to. ...
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How to improve my homemade Hooch
I've been making home hooch for about a year now. I put lots of sugar, let it get almost hot, add a good amount of yeast and wait. I put it in 5 liter plastic jugs with the cover not screwed on.
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Adding Ingredients to an IPA Kit
I am a home brewing newbie from the UK.
I have made 2 batches so far; my first was a 1 gallon IPA kit using grains which I was relatively happy with for a first attempt; the second was a 40 pints IPA ...
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Reusing water from boiling corn cobs?
I will be boiling corn cobs and I was thinking about reusing this water to make a brew batch. I know some commercial breweries use corn as an ingredient, but I am unsure how.
I am thinking that a ...
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