Tuesday, November 22, 2011

turkey brine recipes

im cooking my third thanks giving turkey this year. i dont wanna blow it.

this is the recipe that i used the last two years. its an Alton Brown from good eats recipe.
here are some other options: easy turkey brine, simple turkey brine

1cup table salt to one gallon of water.

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

homebrew schedule

i want make seasonal beers. i need a calendar guide that tells me when to start seasonal recipes.

the beersmith blog has a good article with links
found a list on a forum thread. click read more.
heres a calendar

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

mead making

a good link to an article about mead making. this process cuts the fermentation time down from 3-6 months to 3-6 weeks.
http://www.morebeer.com/public/pdf/wmead.pdf

Monday, July 25, 2011

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

mediteranian diet

this site has a good meal plan that takes budget and pre planning into account.

Saturday, March 12, 2011

1 gallon brewing/ small batch tips

this site has links to recipe calculator, and yeast pitching rate calculator.
i like this article because its method uses the same vessel for mashing and boiling.  all grain method.

Sunday, February 27, 2011

fried chicken tenders

allrecipes----- has a horseradish sauce recipe too!
moms old fashion fried chicken--- needs cooking sherry, substitute with wine.

coffee cake recipes

i wanna learn to make coffee cake. a normal one i'll make often and then an irish one since st. pattys day is coming.
aunt anne's coffee cake
irish coffee cake
irish coffee cake- details 3 different parts of the recipe

Monday, January 31, 2011

cider experiment

made some cider from scratch. it started here.



mead racking

this is what my first batch of mead looked like after 1 month. time to rack it. i used a trimmed racking cane and two hole #6 stopper.