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Shorts Brewing Company Soft Parade Clone – from $49.99 + free shipping

Soft Parade Clone

I’ve had the distinct pleasure of trying Short’s Brewing Company’s beers on a couple of occasions.  Once at NHC and once at GABF.  I’m a huge fan.  Shorts brews some off the wall and generally delicious beers.  Bravo!

Adventures in Homebrewing is in the same neck of the woods-ish as Shorts Brewing.  I’m not sure exactly where the points on the ubiquitous mitt illustration 🙂 would be, but they are both in Michigan.

AIH has developed a clone for Soft Parade,  The rye based recipe features flavors from four varieties of berries.  It includes fruit puree, malt extract, specialty grains and hops.  The beer comes in at about 8% ABV.

It’s available in both all grain and extract varieties.  Prices start at $49.99 for the all grain version.  Check AIH for current price and availability.

Shorts Soft Parade Clones at AIH

Get Free Shipping:  As of this posting, Adventures in Homebrewing is offering free shipping on most orders of $49 or more with a few exclusions.  See AIH’s terms and conditions for full details, but this does bundle with many of their existing sale items!  No promo code is needed.  Applies to lower 48 US states.        FREE Shipping at AIH! | Sale Items

Update: This promo has expired or pricing, availability or description has changed – Check the supplier’s site or product page for current availability

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Shorts Brewing Company Soft Parade Clone – from $49.99 + free shipping

Soft Parade Clone

I’ve had the distinct pleasure of trying Short’s Brewing Company’s beers on a couple of occasions.  Once at NHC and once at GABF.  I’m a huge fan.  Shorts brews some off the wall and generally delicious beers.  Bravo!

Adventures in Homebrewing is in the same neck of the woods-ish as Shorts Brewing.  I’m not sure exactly where the points on the ubiquitous mitt illustration 🙂 would be, but they are both in Michigan.

AIH has developed a clone for Soft Parade,  The rye based recipe features flavors from four varieties of berries.  It includes fruit puree, malt extract, specialty grains and hops.  The beer comes in at about 8% ABV.

It’s available in both all grain and extract varieties.  Prices start at $49.99 for the all grain version.  Check AIH for current price and availability.

Shorts Soft Parade Clones at AIH

Get Free Shipping:  As of this posting, Adventures in Homebrewing is offering free shipping on most orders of $49 or more with a few exclusions.  See AIH’s terms and conditions for full details, but this does bundle with many of their existing sale items!  No promo code is needed.  Applies to lower 48 US states.        FREE Shipping at AIH! | Sale Items

Update: This promo has expired or pricing, availability or description has changed – Check the supplier’s site or product page for current availability

Recent Deals!  Last Fifty Finds

Also: Check out AIH Sale Items – Selection Changes Regularly

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Shorts Brewing Company Soft Parade Clone – from $49.99 + free shipping

Soft Parade Clone

I’ve had the distinct pleasure of trying Short’s Brewing Company’s beers on a couple of occasions.  Once at NHC and once at GABF.  I’m a huge fan.  Shorts brews some off the wall and generally delicious beers.  Bravo!

Adventures in Homebrewing is in the same neck of the woods-ish as Shorts Brewing.  I’m not sure exactly where the points on the ubiquitous mitt illustration 🙂 would be, but they are both in Michigan.

AIH has developed a clone for Soft Parade,  The rye based recipe features flavors from four varieties of berries.  It includes fruit puree, malt extract, specialty grains and hops.  The beer comes in at about 8% ABV.

It’s available in both all grain and extract varieties.  Prices start at $49.99 for the all grain version.  Check AIH for current price and availability.

Shorts Soft Parade Clones at AIH

Get Free Shipping:  As of this posting, Adventures in Homebrewing is offering free shipping on most orders of $49 or more with a few exclusions.  See AIH’s terms and conditions for full details, but this does bundle with many of their existing sale items!  No promo code is needed.  Applies to lower 48 US states.        FREE Shipping at AIH! | Sale Items

Update: This promo has expired or pricing, availability or description has changed – Check the supplier’s site or product page for current availability

Recent Deals!  Last Fifty Finds

Also: Check out AIH Sale Items – Selection Changes Regularly

More: Recent AIH Finds

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Shorts Brewing Company Soft Parade Clone – from $49.99 + free shipping

Soft Parade Clone

I’ve had the distinct pleasure of trying Short’s Brewing Company’s beers on a couple of occasions.  Once at NHC and once at GABF.  I’m a huge fan.  Shorts brews some off the wall and generally delicious beers.  Bravo!

Adventures in Homebrewing is in the same neck of the woods-ish as Shorts Brewing.  I’m not sure exactly where the points on the ubiquitous mitt illustration 🙂 would be, but they are both in Michigan.

AIH has developed a clone for Soft Parade,  The rye based recipe features flavors from four varieties of berries.  It includes fruit puree, malt extract, specialty grains and hops.  The beer comes in at about 8% ABV.

It’s available in both all grain and extract varieties.  Prices start at $49.99 for the all grain version.  Check AIH for current price and availability.

Shorts Soft Parade Clones at AIH

Get Free Shipping:  As of this posting, Adventures in Homebrewing is offering free shipping on most orders of $49 or more with a few exclusions.  See AIH’s terms and conditions for full details, but this does bundle with many of their existing sale items!  No promo code is needed.  Applies to lower 48 US states.        FREE Shipping at AIH! | Sale Items

Update: This promo has expired or pricing, availability or description has changed – Check the supplier’s site or product page for current availability

Recent Deals!  Last Fifty Finds

Also: Check out AIH Sale Items – Selection Changes Regularly

More: Recent AIH Finds

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MoreBeer Pumpkin Recipe Kit Sale [All Grain and Extract] at MoreBeer

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MoreBeer [All Sale and Clearance] is discounting all versions of their Pumpkin Ale Beer Kit – Extract and All Grain (both milled and unmilled) by $6 to help you get ready for the fall.  Modest bittering, mild hop finish and subtle pumpkin spice flavors.

Pumpkin Ale Kits on Sale at MoreBeer – remember coupon code PUMPKIN

Update: This promo has expired or pricing, availability or description has changed – Check the supplier’s site or product page for current availability

Recent Deals!  Last Fifty Finds

Since MoreBeer’s cart accepts multiple promo codes you can get in on this and their Deal of the Day (while supplies last).

This ships for free as part of MoreBeer’s Free Shipping Promo.  Grab your next recipe kit – See: BrewMaster Series – Brewing Pliny, some gear, something that’s on sale or clearance and put together a $59 order to get free shipping.

MoreDeals! at MoreBeer:

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Adding Fruit to Your Homebrew Using Amoretti Fruit Purees and Artisan Natural Flavorings

This review is by Homebrew Finds Contributor Brad Probert.  Brad is an engineer, expert homebrewer and experienced reviewer.  Grab a link to Brad’s website at the end of this review.

Using Amoretti Fruit Puree in Homebrew

I’ll be upfront and admit I’m not a fruit beer brewer. I do enjoy a few commercially available fruit beers, but it’s more as an occasional change of pace than something I regularly seek out or buy on a regular basis. And it hasn’t been until recently that I’ve actually brewed a fruit beer myself. A friend wanted me to make a Peach Pale Ale, and that was my first foray into brewing one. I didn’t use Amoretti products on that beer, but it’s worth a brief explanation of my experience there, in order to contrast it to my experience with the Amoretti products.

Brewing the peach beer, I didn’t have the option of fresh, delicious tasting peaches to make a beer using fresh fruit. Conceptually, this seems like the ultimate solution, but this can limit your creativity to either time of year, or quality of product substantially. My first experimental batch was using a canned puree product. Thick and “sludgy”, this gave a great mouthfeel and cloudiness, but it had a distinct “dried fruit flavor” to me. It wasn’t as bright and popping as I had wanted.

For the second batch, I did a combination of the same canned puree, but also added some natural flavoring extract I got from my LHBS. That got me more brightness and pop in the flavor, but it also came with hints of alcohol-y flavors, and somewhat artificial aroma. In the end, through working a combination of this canned puree and flavor extract, I got a beer that turned out well, but I didn’t feel either was exactly the perfect tool for fruit beer.

I saw Amoretti fruit purees and thought I’d give them a try to see if they provided a better option. Amoretti set me up with some bottles of their craft puree as well as their artisan natural flavor compounds. Both are advertised as additions to your beers, with concentration recommendations printed on the containers. The craft puree comes in a large bottle with a hand pump like a soap dispenser. Specifically designed for you to either add flavoring in bulk to your whole keg, or just a squirt into your glass before you fill it with beer. To make a sort of fruit-flavored-Radalizer.

Shop for Amoretti: Amoretti Artisan Natural Flavorings at Great Fermentations | Search “Amoretti Puree” and “Amoretti Natural Artisan Flavor” on Amazon | Search “Amoretti Puree” and “Amoretti Natural Artisan Flavor” on eBay | Amoretti at Label Peelers

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MoreBeer Pumpkin Recipe Kit Sale [All Grain and Extract] at MoreBeer

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MoreBeer [All Sale and Clearance] is discounting all versions of their Pumpkin Ale Beer Kit – Extract and All Grain (both milled and unmilled) by $6 to help you get ready for the fall.  Modest bittering, mild hop finish and subtle pumpkin spice flavors.

Pumpkin Ale Kits on Sale at MoreBeer – remember coupon code PUMPKIN

Update: This promo has expired or pricing, availability or description has changed – Check the supplier’s site or product page for current availability

Recent Deals!  Last Fifty Finds

Since MoreBeer’s cart accepts multiple promo codes you can get in on this and their Deal of the Day (while supplies last).

This ships for free as part of MoreBeer’s Free Shipping Promo.  Grab your next recipe kit – See: BrewMaster Series – Brewing Pliny, some gear, something that’s on sale or clearance and put together a $59 order to get free shipping.

MoreDeals! at MoreBeer:

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“The Great Pumpkin” Ale Recipe Kits – $19.40 with stacking deals

Adventures in Homebrewing has discounted their “The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown” Ale, available in both extract and all grain versions, to just $20.

This brown ale is balanced with cinnamon, nutmeg, close and “a little something special”.  The extract version includes LME, crushed specialty grains, grain bag, hops, pumpkin spices and priming sugar.  The all grain version includes grain, pumpkin spice and priming sugar.

The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown Recipe Kits at AIH

Update: This promo has expired or pricing, availability or description has changed – Check the supplier’s site or product page for current availability

Recent Deals!  Last Fifty Finds

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MoreBeer Pumpkin Recipe Kit Sale [All Grain and Extract] at MoreBeer

9_1472582870

MoreBeer [All Sale and Clearance] is discounting all versions of their Pumpkin Ale Beer Kit – Extract and All Grain (both milled and unmilled) by $6 to help you get ready for the fall.  Modest bittering, mild hop finish and subtle pumpkin spice flavors.

Pumpkin Ale Kits on Sale at MoreBeer – remember coupon code PUMPKIN

Update: This promo has expired or pricing, availability or description has changed – Check the supplier’s site or product page for current availability

Recent Deals!  Last Fifty Finds

Since MoreBeer’s cart accepts multiple promo codes you can get in on this and their Deal of the Day (while supplies last).

This ships for free as part of MoreBeer’s Free Shipping Promo.  Grab your next recipe kit – See: BrewMaster Series – Brewing Pliny, some gear, something that’s on sale or clearance and put together a $59 order to get free shipping.

MoreDeals! at MoreBeer:

More: Recent MoreBeer Finds

Looking for a MoreBeer Deal? – Today’s Deal of the Day | Sale Items | MoreBeer Deals

Shorts Soft Parade Clone Recipe Kits on Sale – Extract & All Grain

Soft Parade Clone

I’ve had the distinct pleasure of trying Short’s Brewing Company’s beers on a couple of occasions.  Once at NHC and once at GABF.  I’m a huge fan.  Shorts brews some off the wall and generally delicious beers.  Bravo!

Adventures in Homebrewing is in the same neck of the woods-ish as Shorts Brewing.  I’m not sure exactly where the points on the ubiquitous mitt illustration 🙂 would be, but they are both in Michigan.

AIH has developed a clone for Soft Parade,  The rye based recipe features flavors from four varieties of berries.  It includes fruit puree, malt extract, specialty grains and hops.  The beer comes in at about 8% ABV.

Both all grain and extract versions of this beer have been put on sale…

AIH Soft Parade Clone Recipe Kit – $59.99 $49.99

Soft Parade Clone All Grain Recipe – $65.99 $45.99

Update: This promo has expired or pricing, availability or description has changed – Check the supplier’s site or product page for current availability

Recent Deals!  Last Fifty Finds

Also: Check out AIH Sale Items – Selection Changes Regularly

More: Recent AIH Finds

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