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I did not cut it open... I did not realize they are about six inches long! I am interested to see how it turns out too.

I just transferred a chocolate coffee stout to the secondary ferment. I soaked a vanilla bean for three days in vodka. My OG was 1.054, The gravity when I transferred to the secondary was 1.01. Will the Vodka bean in the secondary change my final gravity much? Has anyone done this method...

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Hey Kurt, The Illinois Fire and safety Co in Geneva will do a refill. It is on Keslinger rd. Across the road from Delnor hospital. It took 15 mins to refill my 5 lb tank. It may take two days to refill if your tank needs to be re certified, but it is a great place. If you need a phone...

I too live in St. Charles and love the Home brew store in town. It is an easy drive from where you are, I would say about a 45 minute drive. The staff are friendly and are really helpful. I do not know if you have a co2 tank, but there is a place near by thar will re fill rather than exchange...

I never even considered the percentages. That is something I will keep in mind here on out. Thanks for the advice. I believe that I put the first of the hops in at boil, then at 15, 30, then every 10 mins. So I did end up using all the hops.

Thanks for the advice. I used a recipe out of the Brookland homebrew book. It was for a Simcoe IPA, it required 3oz of simcoe hops during a 60min boil adding a 1/6 of the simcoe every 15mins.

Hello everyone, I just finished my primary ferment on an AG IPA. I sampled a bit when transfering to my secondary. It tasted smooth but I do not have the desired bitterness I was looking for. Should I do a dry hop? And if I do, any recommendations on how long to and the method I should use...