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Dashed dreams of applejack
For a while now, we’ve been planning on scrapping the advice I give in my “Applejack: America’s forgotten liquor” article and seeing if we can freeze distillate our very own batch of tasty applejack. We talked on end about it … Continue reading
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Drinkmatron Labs: Hard Cider
When it comes to homebrewing, the absolute easiest thing you can make is hard cider. In this day and age where apple cider is readily available from apple orchards all over (or from a grocery store if you have to), … Continue reading
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Tagged apple cider, cider, hard cider, yeast
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Drinkmatron Labs: Get Off My Lawn (version 1) Brew Day
This week marks a special occasion in the history of drinkmatron.com. We finally got Drink Matron Labs off the ground with our first experimental batch of beer: Get Off My Lawn Old Ale. So we sat down on Saturday evening, … Continue reading
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Tagged all, all-grain, beer, BIAB, boil, boil in a bag, grain, mash, mash tun, Mr. Beer, tun
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Bacon Infused Scotch
Scotch week has come at a very inconvenient time for us, since we’re broke and Scotch costs money. This further inconveniences me because I was excited to do some infusing of bacon and Scotch and tell you all about it. … Continue reading
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In the Kitchen: Sour Mix
Let’s face it, you can’t really talk about tequila and not talk about sour mix. It is a key ingredient in the margarita, the most popular tequila cocktail, and even if you don’t like tequila on its own, adding a … Continue reading
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Mr. Beer Classic American Blonde Ale
After our debacle with the Mr. Beer keg during our first batch of beer, we finally cracked open the bottles of Classic American Blonde Ale this weekend and tried them out. The beer poured a nice light brown with a … Continue reading
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Tagged american blonde ale, beer, beer brewing, Mr. Beer
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In the Kitchen: Limoncello
Limoncello is an Italian digestif liqueur originating in the southern coastal Amalfi region of Italy. Usually served ice cold in chilled ceramic cups or shot glasses, this liqueur is great as a refreshing after dinner drink, or just for fun. … Continue reading
Posted in Booze of the Week: Vodka, Crafting, Recipes
Tagged limoncello, recipe, vodka infusion
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The Mr. Beer mishap
My dad is a good Christmas gifter. He listens to what people want, and does the best he can to get exactly what they’re looking for. So, I told him that if he was going to get Adrian anything this … Continue reading
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Introduction to Home Brewing
One of our goals here at DrinkMatron.com is to start home brewing and bring you the results. So the first step in this is to buy the equipment needed. Whether you’re making wine, beer, or mead, they all require the … Continue reading
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Brewing Mead Part #3: Fermentation
Mead Series by Mead Extraordinaire, Matt Ponkey Once you’ve prepared your must, you should start seeing fermentation with 24-48 hours. Fermentation Fermentation is the basic process of yeast turning sugar into ethanol & carbon dioxide. The basic reaction for fermentation … Continue reading
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