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Posted by: Makebeer on 7/7/2009 | 5 Comments
Here is a recipe for those who would like to add some fruit to their beer -- Very Berry Honey Wheat Beer. You can use just about any sweet fruit that is in season. The honey in this recipe gives the finished beer a slight effervescence that compliments the fruit flavors. Read More »
Posted by: Makebeer on 7/1/2009 | 0 Comments

India Pale Ale was shipped from England to India for the British troops.  To withstand the journey, IPA needed to be a heavily hopped, malty brew with high levels of alcohol.

Coopers Brewmaster Selection IPA recipe can be easily modified to make an authentic IPA like those produced in the early 1800s.  Beware, as this recipe produces a beer with serious bitterness, sure to please the "Hopheads"!

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"This is my first Home brew batch, I got the kit for my B-day, I have been using bleach on everything so-far to sanitize everything. In about 4 of 5 days it will be time to bottle for my first time (I am excited) I think I will run the unused bottles in the dish washer without soap(to remove dust and such) then rinse with a bleach mixture to sanitize, one final rinse with water to get rid of the bleach, then bottle my first batch of beer. I hope my method will give me a good brew. If not please let me know, I am a new to home brew." Read more
By Makebeer on Bottling Day:
"@Piers. There should be adequate amount of yeast in suspension (as long as you don't wait to long before bottling) so as not to shake the beer before bottling. The amount of final carbonation is determined by the sugar added to the bottle." Read more
By Piers on Bottling Day:
"Hi there. I have a similar question to Jim. If you are adding sugar to each bottle, should you stir the fermented beer prior to pouring it into the bottles, to evenly distribute any residue etc?" Read more

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