I'm sort of an odd one out... I'm terribly cold blooded. So when it's below 0ºF out, I'm fine in some heavy gloves and a hoodie. My mustache completely frosts over and I'm perfectly comfortable. ...

I do so love living in Colorado.

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This was taken near Vail. For a time, my wife and I were the only two people on the...

When you're dressed like that at a historic hotel in Denver, none of the cognac is really wasted, even if it doesn't all make it in a sniffer. :D

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My wife and I had a fun weekend in Denver doing this photoshoot. :D We decided to go with kind of a hilarious theme this year, and...

The scale of such a simple pic is something to boggle the mind....

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Walkerk, that both looks and sounds awesome.

I love Scotch eggs so much!!!

I usually make mine with spicy Italian sausage and Panko bread crumbs:

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The Caramel Malt is partly what gives this mead the interesting flavor you're after. :D I'm not sure what you mean with the rest of your post though, Lalvin K1v1116 is wine yeast.
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The recipe is for 5 gallons

-4 Gallons apple juice or cider
-Your preference here. I used Williams Sonoma 5 Apple Cider this time.
-2 lbs Dry Malt Extract
-3 lbs 60L Crystal malt
-9...

My wife's birthday was yesterday, and I presented her with this:

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Caramel Apple Cyser (which is Mead made with apple cider instead...

Home Brew Talk is also pretty good. Mostly beer over there, with some wine, cider, and mead forums.



Sounds like a pretty busy week!! I'm taking a break from mead for a little while, mostly...

No problem. :D I love all things brewing and wine making, so I'm always happy to help. It's fairly easy once you get it down.





I highly recommend you pick up "The Compleat...

Basically yes. :D With mead you add some extra nutrients throughout the process, but regardless you're just waiting for the yeast to do its stuff.





Primary fermentation is where the...

A little belated update in case anyone was interested:

Still coming along, she gained almost all of the color back in the secondary when I added the cherries. :D
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My usual rum is good enough to warrant a visit; I'm starting up a whole distillery just for it. :D

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Not quite as dark, but it...

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........ is disappointing. :rofl: Though the pic turned out very nice. You can see the legs on the glass even.


This...

Direwolf Ale!!!

I didn't think to get a pic while it still had a head. :D

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I'm really happy with this one. It'll definitely...

If that's the same thing I'm remembering, the ABV is around 19% right? It comes highly recommended by a few people, I just haven't gotten around to trying it yet. :D I'll see about getting some...

My good friend is in Europe somewhere right now on his last deployment. We became friends about midway through my career, and deployed together to Iraq in 2006. For his triumphant return in a few...

U.S. Marine Corps, 2000-2007.

One week later, the Targaryen Dragon Mead is looking more like mead and less like beer:

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It's my first Braggot, so I wasn't sure...

Thanks for the replies! My early guesses were somewhat correct, so it's good to have clarification.




This seems accurate, as early as I am in my studies. :D
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I'm coming along in my basic speaking of Welsh, but reading it and knowing how to pronounce things is still alien to me. :D

Is there anyone here who knows how to pronounce this phrase and could...

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Pics inside my brew closet are always fuzzy. My phone must hate the insulation reflecting all the light or something.


The big...

Awesome gift, Joshua! I was thinking of getting one myself. :D