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I just recently made a batch of spent grain dog treats out of the specialty grains of my Chocolate Milk Stout. This may be a dumb question, but I wanted to be 100% certain that the 0.75 lbs Fawcett Pale Chocolate Malt was only named that because of its resemblance to chocolate and that it does...

I personally kept brewing (3 batches) before tasting a complete batch. 1st and second batch taste better and better. Third is in secondary. It's too addicting to wait. I learn and improve as I go.

I did shake it with the lid on after topping it off with tap water to reach 5 gals. So I won't shake it again. I'll be patient.

Yes cooled it in an ice bath until only slightly warm to the touch.

I boiled my first batch approximately 30 hours ago. It is a northern brewer American wheat with dry yeast. The plastic fermenter is under my stairs at a temp around 68 to 70. Being a first time brewer I am concerned I have seen no activity in the relief tube. Did I kill my yeast by not...