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• Posted in thread: White Chocolate Ale on 12-21-2012 at 05:04 PM
  For fermentation... If I'm adding the liquor, I don't think I'll need as much to get it to
  ferment since it already has sugar in it!

• Posted in thread: White Chocolate Ale on 12-21-2012 at 04:23 PM
  Been thinking about a recipe like this as well- might go for a raspberry wheat and then add
  white chocolate liquor or creme to white cocoa at bottling. I found a clear liquor so oils
  don't mess with c...

• Posted in thread: Making Graff... on 10-27-2012 at 09:51 PM
  I actually made that kit as my first brew back in August. Turned out pretty good if you don't
  decide to go the graff route

• Posted in thread: Adding vanilla bean- just add in or rack to secondary? on 10-16-2012 at 02:45 AM
  Well, I checked with a hydrometer yesterday and its sitting at 1.02 (don't have the OG). I'll
  check again tomorrow and see if is holding steady.If its steady, in assuming I'm good to add
  vanilla.Thank...

• Posted in thread: 170 Bottles of beer on the wall. on 10-14-2012 at 07:55 PM
  Post to craiglist that you're in need of bottles. I got a couple of responses in the matter of
  a day or two and now have a collection of about 13 cases of clean bottles-- all for free!Now I
  just need ...

• Posted in thread: Adding vanilla bean- just add in or rack to secondary? on 10-14-2012 at 03:59 PM
  I'm 1 week in to a vanilla porter- directions say to rack to a secondary and add my vanilla
  that I've been soaking in vodka.However, I'm wondering if I can just add the vanilla straight
  to the primary...

• Posted in thread: Newbie Colorado Brewer on 10-09-2012 at 02:24 AM
  I wish, but sadly no. We went last year, but this year I was in Idaho visiting family when the
  tickets went on sale. Didn't get one and I'm not going to pay the hiked up prices on
  Craigslist!

• Posted in thread: Newbie Colorado Brewer on 10-06-2012 at 07:39 PM
  Brewed my first batch back in mid August and decided to try a vanilla porter recipe from a
  local brewery/brew shop for my second batch. I've been stalking these forums for a while and
  thought I'd fina...