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People have brewed fermented products, on purpose or accidentally, since the dawn of time and humanity. Together I hope we can learn and develop this natural skill to continue our evolution with the brews we create.
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A place for those interested in the making or drinking of brews!
Welcome to the place where the magic of brewing is celebrated!
The simple magic of fermenting sugars, that turns one substance into another, is one that was once believed to have been passed to us from the Gods. This process is sometimes called the 'cold boiling', or it was also believed that a kindly spirit came to visit the brew to start the creative process and could be easily slighted if its needs were not catered to properly.
Here however is a place to ask questions and share recipies, successes and disasters, hopefully to inspire others into creating their own special brew.
Thank you!
Recommended reading - feel free to share your own suggestions!
Sacred and Herbal Healing Beers: The Secrets of Ancient Fermentation
Discussion Forum
Ayahuasca and Amazonian Shamanism
Started by Kerry Rowberry Apr 9, 2012. 0 Replies 0 Likes
There are a number of groups I feel my post fits in so please excuse the cut and paste - oncase you have seen this in other places on this site.CALLING ALL PEOPLE WITH EXPERIENCE OF AYAHUASCA.It was almost exactly a year ago when I embarked on the…Continue
Tags: trance, word, research, Phyllomedusa, dimethyltryptamine
Simple Ginger Beer
Started by Aunzyne. Last reply by Aunzyne Sep 27, 2011. 2 Replies 0 Likes
This is the first brew including yeast that I ever made successfully! I hope it inspires you to try making your own delicious brews before attempting anything more complicated. What you need is: 1 empty 2 litre plastic bottle1 thumbs length of raw…Continue
Stovetop Mead for Beltaine
Started by Gary paul Mark Heiman. Last reply by Gary paul Mark Heiman Sep 9, 2011. 2 Replies 1 Like
So I wanted to do a private jumping the fire for Beltaine last year since I had just been released from prison and would have about two months before the ritual to ferment something. I spent hours sifting through various online suggestions, and…Continue
Vegan Mead
Started by River Aeterna Sep 5, 2011. 0 Replies 1 Like
So...historically, I have made a simple honey mead of various flavors. This year, I decided to see if I could make a Vegan version. After about 6 weeks, we tried it out - and it tastes great. We will let the rest sit a bit longer. They say it's…Continue
Tags: Fermentation, Brewing, Nectar, Agave, Mead
Music and poetry
Started by Aunzyne Sep 5, 2011. 0 Replies 1 Like
I'm sure most of you would agree that from a good brew comes true inspiration, and this has been s o for a long time. Here is a hymn from 1800BC dedicated to Ninkasi, the Sumerian Goddess of Brewing and Beer. Do you know of any other dedications to…Continue
Tags: song, inspiation, poetry, Music
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Comment by SingSilver on May 17, 2012 at 1:09pm -
Not much here recently, but I will confess to being a homebrewer. I make my own beers and wines, and recently I started making mead. I have cherry, raspberry and a vanilla-orange mead all maturing at the moment. I've been using English Heather honey as it has a very deep, rich flavour but also have been finding Spanish Blossom honey gives a very light, crisp flavour which complements stronger fruits or additives well. I am hoping around Samhain-time to do a dandelion root-mugwort-ginger brew but I'm still toying with quantities. About a year ago I made a rose petal/blue lotus wine which has been amazing and works very nicely when I hold sumbels for Freya.
Happy brewing to everyone!
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Comment by Minque Paw on February 27, 2012 at 11:33pm -
Thank you Aunzune for the info ... I can't wait to get the ingredients to make myself a batch.
Another question: Do you know of a recipe from the past ... between 400 bce to around 1850ish ... like a family hand-down recipe? Past history of mead because water was not safe to drink as it was ... any info would be very greatly appreciated. And the reason is the same ... for a Handfasting ritual.
Thank you,
Minquepaw
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Comment by Aunzyne on February 24, 2012 at 10:39am -
Hello Minque Paw!
When starting off I like to use this websites recipes, ( Mead ) they are nice and simple and the instructions are clear. The longer you've left yourself for making it the better, and once you have the basics down you can start tweaking it until you have a truely pesonal brew.
Best of luck and please let us know how you get on!
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Comment by Minque Paw on February 24, 2012 at 1:11am
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Does anyone have a recipe for honey mead for a Handfasting? I sure would love one. Thanks,
Minquepaw
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Comment by Aunzyne on February 23, 2012 at 4:57pm
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Hello again to everyone here who has been drawn to The Sacred Brew!
I can only apologise for not updating more often on my own projects, I have been busy with things that have not been brew related. However I hope you have had success in all the potions you have been creating in the meantime.
Please do post on your successes and any problems you might have encountered during the creative process, solutions can often be found in the most unexpected of places, and I am sure there is a wealth of knowledge to be tapped within the members of this group here.
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Comment by Aunzyne on September 7, 2011 at 5:30pm
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Aether I'm so glad a kit has come into your life, it is more equiptment than I have available! I wish you the best of luck in making your brews, and hope you will share your brewing stories here with us.
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Comment by James Rajaniemi on September 5, 2011 at 2:43pm -
Hi everyone! Glad to be a part of the group. I still consider myself a novice when it comes to home brewing. So far I've only brewed ales from kits and a couple of partial mash brews. In the near future, I hope to do some lagering once I get the proper equipment set up. I'm also hoping to try my hand at mead making as well. Many Blessings...
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Comment by Leila Raven on September 5, 2011 at 1:32pm -
Great group! I'm a non-drinker in the house, just because it doesn't mix well with my medications and my health, just a little bit disrupts my system, which is too bad, in the past I've enjoyed the occasional brew. :) As well one of my partner's doesn't drink as he's a recovering alcoholic. But.. my other two family members my husband and his partner, they both drink and lately have been really big into mead.
They order mead from a company on Hornby Island that delivers for no charge, and it's very well priced. I'm not sure if brewing our own would be a good idea given the member of our family in recovery, but otherwise it would be definitely something I think we would look at doing as a family.
They've been cutting it with ginger ale/soda/sparkling water and lots of ice to enjoy in the summers heat.
One of the brews has lavender in it, and so is very good for sleep, and makes a great small bed time 'nip' to doze off to. So it seems the use of herbals in mead can make for all kinds of 'medicinal' options as well. :)
To me it makes good sense that if one is to indulge to look at the possible benefits of brewing ones own!
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