(Potential) ABV Calculator Shortcode


Put this in your functions.php to do the before and after math for specific gravity readings predicting ABV (and potential ABV). Usage: [abv_calc before=”1.06″ after=”1.033″] becomes: If the after is omitted, it will do a potential calculation: [abv_calc before=”1.05″] becomes:

Brown Sugar Mellow Doux 6L


Stepping it up a notch. 3x 2L bites of Rougement Mellow Doux. Just under 1 tsp of 71B yeast (started early with a bit of brown sugar). And 1 1/2 cups of brown sugar. And a handful of raisins (apparently … Continued

Simple Greasemonkey Reload Script


Granted, it could use some flash, but it works. Default is 120 seconds. It does require jQuery loaded up into your gmscript, which can take some troubleshooting. But here’s what the head of the script looks like:

Fermented Tea


We’re going to try peppermint and Bengal Spice. The idea is simple: brewed tea + sugar + yeast + time =? Looks like about 100ml of sugar Interesting the Sp.gr. reading. 170g of sugar and the hydrometer reads , much … Continued