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Other Fermented Beverages
Not necessarily beer, our other fermented beverages are fun to make! These include mead, cider, kombucha, sake, and more.
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Explore the World of Perry
Perry, or pear cider as some refer to it, is one of the oldest alcoholic beverages in the world. Facing extinction for periods through histo
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Two Approaches to Perry
Two perrymakers — one who utilizes culinary pears and another who uses nothing but perry pears — offer advice for homebrewers on craftin
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Modern Sparkling Perry
This recipe makes 1 gallon, but you can scale as needed.
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Draught English-Style Still Dry Perry
The original gravity of the juice is dependent on pear varieties, vintage, and growing conditions. Perrymakers in the U.K. generally ferment
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Fermenting Whey? Yes, Whey!
If you’ve made cheese, then you’ll be left with a considerable amount of whey. Why not use it to start a new fermentation project, such
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From Orchard to Glass
Making stone fruit mead is a fun alternative to beer. Relying on honey and fruit — from cherries, peaches, and plums, to more exotic pitte
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Viking Blood (Cherry Melomel)
This is a cherry melomel named after the seafaring Nordic legends — the Vikings — from where it originated. So, if not for anything, mak
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Peach Melomel
There are many ways of making a stone fruit mead, and they range from using fresh fruit to buying canned fruit, to juicing your fruit or buy
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Gordon Strong’s Braggot
A braggot with an English barleywine base beer with about half the fermentables coming from wildflower honey.
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Braggot
Braggot is a unique beverage that is part mead and part beer. Different from honey beer as a larger percent of its fermentables come from ho
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Easy-Drinking Fermented Beverages
Want to try a new type of fermentation? Here are three easy-drinking, low-ABV beverages that are perfect for the warming weather: Tepache, g
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Hop Water
Hop water is the perfect beverage for those times where you can’t drink alcohol but still need your hop fix. Learn the secrets to brewing