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I've been making quite a lot of Elderberry wine. Elderberries make great drinks, but they have a lot of tannin which means that there can be a lot of harshness. You need time. You'll read on all sorts of places on the internet that you need 6 months conditioning. I think this is too short...

I did the rosemary and ale recipe from that book and it's great. It's so good, I think I might try it again. I used S33 iirc, which is fairly low attenuation. However, it peaked after 12 months conditioning. At that stage it was very, very good. When it was young it tasted weird, but still...

Sorry if this post is a bit nonsensical, but I've just tried my new ginger beer. Hick! It's gone straight to my head! Hick! I think I've almost found ginger beer nirvana. As I've previously discovered, if in doubt, follow the recipes suggested by Stephen Harrod Buhner. What I did was this...

Yes, same happened to me. It was OK after 18 months conditioning however! I think next time, I'm going to use S-33 which is a low attenuation (70%) yeast and quite a high starting gravity. This should, I hope, leave quite a bit of residual sweetness. I might also add molasses or honey...

Hello all, I'm wanting to make a ginger beer. I made one about 18 months ago and it was disgusting. However, after 18 months in the bottles it had mellowed and was drinkable. I still wouldn't say it was good though! Anyway, now I'm thinking of making a refreshing one for summer. Using...

Hello, Now it's been a couple of months since I bottled. It's true about the yeast, it needs a good long while. The beer is now a rich amber colour, despite being made from pale malt extract. The bitterness from my less than ideal hopping has mellowed hugely. The bitterness hits the front of...

Hey all, come to report on my first ever brew. It was supposed to be a kit for my birthday, but 'er-indoors didn't buy a kit, but some malt extract with no hops or yeast. Before I launched into it, I read and read and read all about brewing, only to think "let's just throw it altogether and...

Hello, I've just registered because I've been trawling the internet for brewing ideas. I've got my first home brew bubbling away based on malt extract and some hops and extra maltose and a top brewed yeast. I figured that as it is summer top brew was the way to go. Hopefully this will be...