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Good evening... I added a 3 pellets and the vanilla beans (scraped, chopped, and soaked in Vodaka) into the secondary. I didn't add any extract. I have a well carbinated product, but it is sweet. I assumed it was from the vanilla beans. Any suggestions on a nice crisp beer (except for...

Thanks for the encouragement...I have 6.5 gal primary and a 5 gal secondary. Besides that, the basic starter kit equipment, except I brew on the electric stove in a 3 gal pot. I followed the same techniques for the first few store bought kits on my past two hybrid recipies on found on the...

Hi All, it's been a while I've been a little discouraged by my avocation. I tried experimenting on my last few brews, and am a disappointed by the results. I have had great success with the kits. Somebody help me get my head back in the game. Maybe time for AG? #1 – Gone - Amber...

Right on HurricaneFloyd :rockin:

No offense...HurricaneFloyd...It was just a long standing joke in our college group. He ended up being the most successful. I respect history, just was to selfish to learn it. What's up next any way...I'm gonna bottle 2nd (Fat Tire Clone) and rack (Vanilla Cream Ale) Tomorrow. He still...

Dude - Have to ask...who are the girls?

History Major..about all you could do is teach right? Not that there's anything wrong with that, my best bud in college was a history major..kicked my a@# in trivia. He got all the girls too...yea right:D

Don't know anything about slants yet...but nice beer fridge - retro. Picturing the Tap coming out.:rockin:

Banner??? Are there black helecopters over your house tooo?

Are you drinking the HOPS or smokin' them?:fro:

Dude - Sounds like you need a new job...working on Friday night (hey whatever pays the bills)

Cannot believe you all missed Mark Knopfler...best ever (although he can't sing)

Yes - these posts seem to support my plan. However, little twist. I was going to dry hop as well, so I thought I would put the hops in with the vanilla bean mixture (mostly to sanitize). I knew I would get a sludge out of it, but I figured it would be an interesting mix. Believe it or...

I sliced open the beans and scraped out the vanilla granuals from inside, then diced up the outer sheaths. Mixed it all together with a splash of vodka to sanatize/bring out the flavor in the vanilla. The mixture is sitting in the fridge until this weekend when I rack it. I'm thinking of dry...

Went with a Vanilla Cream Ale instead. 2 vanilla beans in secondary, but very light none the less. OG was 1.048. I sliced open the beans and scraped out the vanilla granuals from inside, then diced up the outer sheaths. Mixed it all together with a splash of vodka to sanatize/bring out...