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I’m more cider and hard liquor sort of guy, but I advocate home, recreational brewing as a basic right so bottoms up mead fans. 🙂

Now you can use your own honey, or store-bought honey, to make mead, a unique low-alcohol honey wine and one the world’s oldest fermented beverages. The kit is created exclusively for us by Elizabeth Ryan, an award-winning cider maker who has made appearances at the James Beard House. Just follow the simple directions and in four to six weeks you can enjoy your first batch.

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Not sure how “hidden” many of these pieces really are, but the final product sure is pretty.

Distilling alcohol without a license is illegal in most countries in the world. However, many countries allow for the non-commercial brewing of a limited quantity of beer, wine, and mead in a process commonly known as homebrewing. While homebrewing is a hobby for many people across the globe, it is primarily carried out by poor people in developing nations as a cheap alternative to buying commercial alcohol, not to mention it is often stronger.

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I have a much simpler (and affordable) version of this rig, but I have to admit getting a little caffeinated jealousy over this lovely siphon coffee maker.

Recalling the coffee maker invented by Loeff of Berlin in the 1830s, this is the balancing siphon coffee brewer. An alcohol burner heats water inside the copper kettle to 212º F, causing it to pass through the pipette and into the lead crystal brewing chamber where it steeps the coffee grounds at the ideal temperature for making rich, complex coffee. 

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Now we all know that caffeine level is no measure of quality, but honestly, who hasn’t pushed the limit on the active ingredient of their favorite indulgences.  Super-proof liquors, “ultra” chocolate candies, real high-speed internet (instead of the crap that AT&T and Comcast hock).  So why not dabble with a Death Wish, coffee that is?

Death Wish Coffee is a breakthrough in the coffee world. Typically dark roast coffee has less caffeine in comparison to lighter roast coffees due to the caffeine being stricken from the bean during the roasting process. Here at Death Wish Coffee we have found a …
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A tower of cold brewing majesty, Yama’s solution provides a beautiful way to create your cold brewed coffee.  At over $200, I’m sorely pressed (pun intended) to keep using my low-tech, low-fashion solution or wipe up a DIY look alike. Video after the cut.

This beautiful and unusual coffee brewer makes great coffee and brings drama to your cafe or kitchen. Through a unique 8 hour process using pure ice water, ice drip coffee produces a unique flavor not found in regular brewed coffee.

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