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So, I have made a braggot ale. 400g Local honey 330g DME light 5g First Gold hops (35min boil), 5g more (10min boil) Water to 1 gallon Tsp Bakers Yeast Tsp Yeast Nutrient First beer, wish me luck. Simon.

JKaranka, This looks like my short of thing. I will give this a try next week. Going to try myself as it is my birthday. Thank you all for your advice.

Nah, carbonation isn't all that. But, I will still give it a go according to your recipe. Cheers for that. Allons-y!

Sounds good, will it keep the taste of honey? I have read from here if I want to keep it to add more honey, plus I have quite the sweet tooth.

Hello chaps, I am in search of a simply 1 gal honey ale recipe as I have a pretty large supply of free local honey I need to use and I want to get into all-grain brewing. I have a book on mead making which features a simple ale recipe; Now to me, this doesn't seem right. Can anyone advice on...

The chaps in Aldershot? I fancied a drive and popped down to see them. I wasn't too convinced, I found the two guys there a little unnerving. One chap didn't seem to know much about anything and the other seemed a tad odd. Other than that, there service wasn't horrible, just didn't seem a good...

Just started my first batch of mead according to the recipe "Joe's Ancient Orange Mead". An idiots mead using; 3 1/2 lbs Clover or your choice honey or blend 1 Large orange 1 small handful of raisins 1 stick of cinnamon 1 whole clove optional (a pinch of nutmeg and allspice ) 1 teaspoon of...

I am about to make some of "Joe's Ancient Orange Mead". Really simply and needs minimal equipment. I also have a good PDF if you would like me to email it to you. Simon.

Thanks all. Currently looking at getting the equipment and doing my homework. The plan is to one day make my own beers and ciders from scratch. Doing to start with a kit and work my way from there in small steps. The Joes Ancient Orange Mead seems really simply recipe so, I will give that a...

Hello all, I am a 24yo interested in home brewing. My grandfather did it and I hear tales of his beers and wines and hoped to follow in his footsteps. I am very keen on real ales and have still not signed up for CAMRA yet, but attend festivals when I can. I am hoping to make my own mead as it...