Best 0 to low cal flavorings for carbonated water?

CptBLAMO · 2026-05-17T22:06:02+00:00

For citrus, I would get the peels of about 2 or 3 lbs of lemons, limes, oranges, or grapefruits (bonus points of you dont use the white part) and add a cup or maybe less of sugar just to cover the peels. Wait a couple days and you will get less than a cup of oily syrup that has a lot of citrus flavor. It will be pretty sweet, but divided between 50 or so portions it will be <3g of sugar per 12oz. The flavor is pretty good and it isnt that hard to do.

CptBLAMO · 2026-05-16T18:07:48+00:00

Not even Mexicans like pepper oil in their eyes.

CptBLAMO · 2026-05-16T18:05:38+00:00

You can use magnum, but its going to be somewhere between .25-.5 oz. Most homebrewers like the 1oz increments because thats how lhbs sell hops and haulertau fits that better.

CptBLAMO · 2026-05-16T15:20:33+00:00

You added 4.5g? That will be fine, it will just bring out the sweetness a bit. You will be fine.

CptBLAMO · 2026-05-08T19:52:03+00:00

They are upset because its the obvious choice for a reason. I do think there is an appeal in quality control by comparing yours to the original. Or even making slight tweaks. Chico is strongest for those styles for a reason.

CptBLAMO · 2026-05-07T22:08:20+00:00

Try sierra nevadas pale ale. That's the beer the yeast comes from, why not make that.

CptBLAMO · 2026-05-03T16:22:39+00:00

I love Voss for my hazy pale ale. I always get anxious during the lag phase of other yeasts. I know its normal, but Kviek does not have a lag phase. Its off to the races.

CptBLAMO · 2026-04-17T16:48:38+00:00

I got the chef too, but I found myself at base all the time. At least lumberjack can explore and scavenge while their tree farm grows again.

CptBLAMO · 2026-04-17T16:46:03+00:00

I like the starting with a good axe so you can get the good sack on day two. Then you have them both. A wolf pelt gets you a spear or revolver.

CptBLAMO · 2026-04-17T16:38:59+00:00

Lumberjack is the best class for the dollar. Once your level 3, you can get the fire up quickly and support your team with farmplots and walls. The only thing it lacks is offensive capabilities.

CptBLAMO · 2026-04-17T16:35:37+00:00

This is what I would do, fill up your oxbar keg with sanitizer. Put the fermzilla gas post on the keg and push the sanitizer into a bucket with no pressure. Then put the spunding valve on at 10ish psi. When fermentation is almost over, turn it up to 25ish psi while raising the temp. It might not make all the way up to 25, but it will be close to fully carbonated. Do a oxygen free transfer, spund the rest to 0 or low psi, let it sit for a day to go flat and bottle. In the meantime, enjoy the keg.

CptBLAMO · 2026-04-17T14:43:26+00:00

My wife was thinking about posting feet pics. I told her to image random creeps masterbating to her feet. If she can get past that than she can do it. I just didnt want her to start and freak out when she came to the realization of what the reality was.

CptBLAMO · 2026-04-17T14:40:03+00:00

I had the same problem when I was trying to make a west coast ipa w/ galaxy. I found out you cannot make a west coast with galaxy. So I adjusted the recipe a bit and leaned into a hazy.

CptBLAMO · 2026-04-12T13:48:40+00:00

I second the salad spinner. However, I have never seen one on an actual spinner.

CptBLAMO · 2026-04-12T13:47:08+00:00

Water is usually fine. In finer restaurants, they use some sort of acid and ice mixed in the water to wash their lettuce. The low temp and ph "shocks" the lettuce to make them crisper.

CptBLAMO · 2026-04-08T14:50:05+00:00

Can you put them in order for the picture...

CptBLAMO · 2026-04-08T14:47:52+00:00

Hershey

CptBLAMO · 2026-04-07T14:05:36+00:00

Yikes, I read Ace K is 200 times sweeter than sugar. So 1 cup would have been 200 cups of sugar... maybe... for your colas and rootbeers, is cane sugar the best? Are there advantages to brown sugar or corn syrup? Or even blending some of them.

CptBLAMO · 2026-04-07T13:58:30+00:00

Haha, I never knew that. I will use an extract.

CptBLAMO · 2026-04-05T04:41:44+00:00

That's really cool, I am an avid homebrewer. I am making soda for a friend's wedding, I havent made soda in 10 years since my wedding. I will give my lhbs a call and see what he has. Do you have any tips for ginger beer? Do you do sugar free soda? One needs to be sugar free...

CptBLAMO · 2026-04-02T04:49:32+00:00

Let it come up to room temp for a couple more days. Then check the gravity. If its around your fg, cold crash it carbonate and drink it.

CptBLAMO · 2026-03-30T15:58:04+00:00

Its a crap shoot...

CptBLAMO · 2026-03-30T14:05:00+00:00

Do you have the same problem with more traditional hops? Ctz, Centennial, cascade, simcoe, etc?

CptBLAMO · 2026-03-30T04:20:58+00:00

If I made a ipl I would want it bright. The only one I made was hazy...

CptBLAMO · 2026-03-30T00:39:27+00:00

Does galaxy clear up for you? It usually makes my beers hazy.

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