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• Posted in thread: Old Rasputin Barrel Aged? on 01-04-2013 at 12:16 AM
  I love that old Rasputin stout. In fact I have an OR clone in my carboy right now. Haven't had
  the barrel aged version though. If I were you I'd drink one now and then decide how long to
  wait. If it t...

• Posted in thread: Temps too high in these mash instructions? on 01-01-2013 at 04:29 PM
  Thanks all for the replies! The recipes in that book have been scaled for homebrew and most of
  them call for 45 to 60 minute mashes. So I was curious why the porter was so short. maybe it
  was to not o...

• Posted in thread: Liquid yeast stored room temp for 3 weeks on 12-31-2012 at 04:05 AM
  If you're going to add more yeast I would vote for adding the same yeast strain that you
  originally pitched. I've heard some yeast strains don't get along.

• Posted in thread: Temps too high in these mash instructions? on 12-30-2012 at 06:41 PM
  I'm following a recipe for Stone Smoked Porter clone. The recipe is from the Stone book, so
  you'd think it'd be spot on. But the mash temps seem high:Mashing In a 10-gallon insulated
  cooler, combine t...

• Posted in thread: What size chest freezer to use for fermenting 3 carboys on 12-25-2012 at 05:27 PM
  Are you guys using some kind of low profile airlock with the carboy on the shelf? It seems like
  height would be a problem. Or did u install a collar?

• Posted in thread: What size chest freezer to use for fermenting 3 carboys on 12-24-2012 at 07:17 AM
  I wanted to share measurements for a chest freezer I'm using as a fermentation chamber. I
  needed a freezer that could fit 3 carboys. Surprisingly I couldn't find any clear suggestions
  online. Most pos...

• Posted in thread: Hello from Seattle! on 12-24-2012 at 06:18 AM
  Hey all, I've been brewing and lurking off and on for two years. I recently moved into a bigger
  place and now have space to up my game. These forums have been a great learning resource and so
  I wanted...