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Mead & Cider
How Sake Is Made: Koji, Fermentation and Project Planning
Sake is a brewed rice beverage that relies on koji enzymes to make rice starch available as fermentable sugars while yeast converts sugars into alcohol. It…
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Homebrewing
How to Make a Priming Sugar Solution for Homebrew
To make a priming sugar solution, first calculate the sugar needed for the beer you will actually bottle, dissolve that measured amount in a small quantity…
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Brewing Equipment
How to Make a Mash Tun: Plan a Compatible Assembly
A mash tun holds crushed grain and water while the mash process takes place, then allows wort to be separated from the grain. Making one is…
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Homebrewing
How to Make a Keezer: Plan the Freezer and Draft System
A keezer is a chest-freezer-based draft-beer setup operated at an appropriate serving temperature with suitable controls. To build one, confirm that the freezer and intended control…
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Mead & Cider
Homemade Alcohol: Choose an Established Fermentation
If you want to learn homemade alcohol production, choose a complete established cider, mead or beer recipe rather than an improvised hooch mixture. The word hooch…
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Homebrewing
How to Make Sugar-and-Yeast Homebrew with a Real Plan
Sugar and yeast can form the basis of an alcoholic fermentation, but water, sugar and an arbitrary packet are not a complete beverage recipe. Use a…
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Serving & Storage
How to Make Beer Taste Better Without Hiding Problems
The most effective way to make beer taste better is often to change the serving conditions or choose a style that suits your preferences. A fresh…
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Serving & Storage
How to Make a Beer Cake: Baking or a Can Display
A beer cake can mean two different projects: an edible cake made with beer or a decorative gift built from unopened beer cans. Decide which one…
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Homebrewing
How to Make Banana Beer: Choose the Right Approach
To make banana beer, first decide what the name means in your recipe. Traditional banana-based beverages, malt beer containing banana fruit and beer with banana-like yeast…
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Homebrewing
Can You Make Alcohol Without Adding Yeast?
You can make some fermented beverages without adding a commercial yeast packet, but that does not mean yeast is absent. Spontaneous beer, cider and wine fermentations…
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Brewing Equipment
How to Make an Airlock: Choose a Supported Vent Setup
An airlock gives fermentation gas a path out of a compatible vessel through a liquid barrier. If you are asking how to make one, the most…
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Beer Styles
190-Proof Alcohol: Meaning, Uses and Important Limits
Under the current U.S. spirits convention, 190 proof means 95% alcohol by volume. It describes a highly concentrated ethanol product, not an ordinary beer strength and…
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