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• Posted in thread: Extract: How bad did I mess up? Steeped my grains ~13 degrees below optimal on 01-22-2013 at 01:06 AM
  You'll be fine. Target temps are vital in mashing. Steeping is more like making tea - you might
  not get all the flavor but it'll be fine.Was your gravity on target? You may have lost a couple
  of point...

• Posted in thread: Extract: How bad did I mess up? Steeped my grains ~13 degrees below optimal on 01-21-2013 at 11:40 PM
  Thanks for the input. Kept it at 120-131 for 45 minutes. Everything else went swimmingly. From
  input on another forum, seems I'll just lose flavor. :-/ sigh...

• Posted in thread: Extract: How bad did I mess up? Steeped my grains ~13 degrees below optimal on 01-21-2013 at 11:21 PM
  When I was reading my thermometer to gauge my steeping temperatures, I had it turned to the C
  side, not noticing I kept it between 50-55 degrees C (122-131 degrees F) for my grains in my
  extract kit. ...

• Posted in thread: Hop shelf life on 02-11-2011 at 03:51 AM
  thanks both of you. I'll remove the air and put em in the freezer now.

• Posted in thread: Hop shelf life on 02-11-2011 at 03:06 AM
  So I bought some vacuum sealed hops, but am only going to use half of each. I'm going to put
  the rest into a plastic baggy and seal shut. How long will they stay usable? Sorry if this is a
  repeat post...

• Posted in thread: Looking to spice up an Irish Stout on 02-08-2011 at 07:22 PM
  thanks that looks good.

• Posted in thread: Looking to spice up an Irish Stout on 02-08-2011 at 06:55 PM
  I love IPA's.... Never really thought of that. Any suggestions for some good flavor hops? or
  dry hops?

• Posted in thread: Looking to spice up an Irish Stout on 02-08-2011 at 05:08 PM
  Looking to brew up an Irish Stout this weekend, but want to deviate a bit from the box recipe
  to add some deliciousness. I was thinking of maybe adding some seeped coffee or perhaps maple
  cubes (all s...

• Posted in thread: Anyone use cinnamon sticks in cider? Need advice on 09-16-2010 at 08:07 PM
  How long? my recipe says to let sit in secondary for 2 weeks. Is that enough time or should I
  toss em into the primary now?

• Posted in thread: Anyone use cinnamon sticks in cider? Need advice on 09-16-2010 at 03:18 PM
  I was going to add them when I transferred to my secondary. Good timing?