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My 5th of the five Brew For Ukraine recipes and artwok released in February by Yuri Zastavny at Pravda Brewery in Lviv, Ukraine was bottled today. Frau Ribbentrop is a Weissbier though the recipe and resulting beer is closer to a Belgian Witbier with coreander and orange peel. I had crowns...

In past years our club members would all meet up at a member’s home and brew all day, up to 15 or so 10 gallon batches. This year, our folks are busting to come out of our COVIDshells. We saw about 20 members show up two nights ago for the release of a Kottbusser at a local brewpub, which...

Best friends’ son recently married a lovely young lady whose family has Lithuanian roots. The bridal party made a large batch of Krupnikas which is a strong (95 proof) spiced cordial made with honey, water, grain alcohol and spices. The bride was kind enough to share the family’s recipe, which...

I was 12 years old when Santa Claus is Coming To Town first aired. Together with How The Grinch Stole Christmas, A Charlie Brown Christmas, Frosty The Snowman, and Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, these shows are still a big part of my holiday pleasures. However, it wasn't until years later...

Our middle son is a co-director of a large high school band program here in Maryland. For a young man, he has been a music educator for a long time (marching band, 7 year elementary school music director, a trumpet academy, and a private trumpet studio). This is his first full-time high school...

My wife is away visiting her family, leaving the dog and me to fend for ourselves. Friends have been over to break the monotony, and to have some beers. As we were browsing through the beer fridges, I heard again from them about how lucky I am to have the spouse that I have. And it is true...

Wife and I will be visiting Scotland in Spring 2020 (late April to early May our first trip outside the U.S. since our Cancun honeymoon 35 years ago). I’m building our itinerary and would greatly appreciate any kind feedback and reality checks on what we have thus far. Dates of flights are...

52 quail eggs to be soft-boiled and peeled, then made into Scotch Eggs. I’ll probably serve them with a raspberry-mustard dipping sauce. They are way more work than is justified, but they’re just the right size for a bar snack, and the women are impressed and think they’re sooo cute. The meat...

On October 14, 1978, President Jimmy Carter signed bill HR1337, which included the federal legalization of home beer- and winemaking. Just thought I'd get that in before the day was over here. Cheers acheers.

I'm hopeful for some insight from UK mead makers on using 100% heather honey for a mead. I've brewed many batches, and lately have come to use only locally-sourced honey. In anticipation of our trip to Scotland in Spring 2020, the notion of acquiring some Scottish heather honey to bring or...

Hi everyone, I've been browsing your Forum for a little while and thought I should join and contribute. We are in the U.S. (specifically Westminster, Maryland) and my wife and I are planning a trip to Scotland in the spring. My excuse for making the trip is Border Terriers 2020, the 100th...