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• Posted in thread: Honey wheat ale on 08-12-2012 at 11:30 AM
  I've used honey in a few recipes and found that adding it at 5 minutes left in the boil or at
  flameout have worked best.I made a honey basil ale with 1 pound at 5 minutes and I get lots of
  sweetness w...

• Posted in thread: Reusing Coopers carb drops on 08-12-2012 at 02:43 AM
  they're meant for thatWell there you go. Thanks for the tip.

• Posted in thread: Reusing Coopers carb drops on 08-12-2012 at 02:16 AM
  I can't easily find a previous thread to answer this question, so if you'd be so kind to
  indulge me...I use Cooper drops when I bottle and have a handful of packages with leftover
  drops I've kept in m...

• Posted in thread: brewing with oatmeal on 08-05-2012 at 09:40 PM
  I've been interested in brewing a stout and using oats to give a fuller body. I brew extract
  only, so is there an ideal way to get the benefits of oats without doing all grain or is
  maltodextrin simpl...

• Posted in thread: Ice cold distilled water to rapid chill wort?? on 08-05-2012 at 09:27 PM
  I've been curious about this. I wondered if it'd be easy to throw a bunch of ice in the wort
  after flameout to try and lower the temp quickly. The heat of the wort would kill off nasties
  and the ice w...

• Posted in thread: Secondary fermentation phase on 08-05-2012 at 09:24 PM
  I like to transfer, mostly to clarify but I also often add something to the process. I always
  throw on a normal airlock just like primary.

• Posted in thread: What do you consider a Sam Adams Noble Pils? on 07-05-2012 at 11:40 PM
  Thanks, all. Was just a fit of curiosity on my behalf - no particular rationale.

• Posted in thread: What do you consider a Sam Adams Noble Pils? on 07-05-2012 at 04:58 PM
  On their description of Noble Pils, Sam Adams says the brew is a "traditional Bohemian
  pilsner," however they use all five kinds of Noble family hops in the batch. Some basic
  research I've done on Boh...

• Posted in thread: How much fresh raspberries? on 07-01-2012 at 04:16 PM
  Spaceman - thanks, that's helpful. I should've noted that I'm brewing a wheat beer base and
  then the blueberries in secondary. When you smashed your berries, did you do anything
  additional to sanitize...

• Posted in thread: How much fresh raspberries? on 07-01-2012 at 11:49 AM
  I'm going to piggyback off this - I'm planning a fruit beer myself (blueberry) and wondering
  what the best method everyone prefers to add fruit to tue secondary.Many threads say to pitch
  the fruit fro...