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• Posted in thread: Chocolate Cherry Imperial Stout on 04-18-2013 at 03:39 PM
  JT,Thanks for posting this recipe! I am looking for an Imperial Stout that tastes like
  Chocolate Cherry cake. Would you say this would do it? Also, looking at your original recipe
  post, and the notes ...

• Posted in thread: Nut Brown AG on 04-16-2013 at 03:14 PM
  And slow and steady is prob the best way to not get off flavors. So youre prob in good shape.
  Do you think there was enought oxygen in the wort when you pitched? If not, you still can prob
  safely add ...

• Posted in thread: Loon Lake Smoked Porter (Award Winner) on 04-12-2013 at 03:27 AM
  Woknblues, I really appreciate your thoughts on this. Im gonna use the Notty. I have it and I
  have a big blowoff hose for my primary. Based on what youve said here, I wont write off S-04.
  If I come ac...

• Posted in thread: How much yeast should I add to my lager for bottling? on 04-12-2013 at 02:04 AM
  I have a scale so I can measure grams and see if thats close to 1/4 tsp. i transferred each to
  the secondary at 4 weeks and it will lager at about 6 weeks at 38. Its two weeks in and pretty
  clarified ...

• Posted in thread: Loon Lake Smoked Porter (Award Winner) on 04-12-2013 at 12:37 AM
  I do rehydrate and the S-04 I used was my fourth and final LME kit before I went to partial
  mash and allgrain brew kits and recipes. I know I fermented too warm on those first four
  batches and that is...

• Posted in thread: Loon Lake Smoked Porter (Award Winner) on 04-11-2013 at 11:38 PM
  I am about to make a batch of this but am apprehensive about using S-04, as it has been the
  worst performing yeast I have ever used. I saw mention of WLP-007 Dry English Ale. I also have
  a pkg of Nott...

• Posted in thread: How much yeast should I add to my lager for bottling? on 04-11-2013 at 11:04 PM
  I am currently lager and allgrain Schwarzbier and an Amber Bock clone and should be ready to
  bottle the first week of May. At that time I will transfer the contents of a secondary and add
  the corn sug...

• Posted in thread: Fermentation question? on 03-24-2013 at 10:03 PM
  Im sure high temps caused the problem. I wanted to leave it in the primary, but im concerned
  about it sittin on the trob more than three weeks. Is that a valid concern?

• Posted in thread: Fermentation question? on 03-23-2013 at 05:18 PM
  You dont "need" to rack to a secondary, but u may need to if you need to. My first four beers,
  all extract LME/DME kits, had significant acetaldehyde "green apple" flavors. By the fourth
  batch, i lear...

• Posted in thread: Schwarzbier (based on BCS), took 3rd on 02-08-2013 at 04:33 AM
  Im about to brew a batch of this for my buddy who absolutely loves the new Guinness Bkack
  Lager. What yeast did you use in this brew?