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• Posted in thread: Oak Chips on 04-14-2013 at 04:47 PM
  Thanks, Zachattack. I'll give them a try.

• Posted in thread: Oak Chips on 04-13-2013 at 12:44 AM
  Is there a shelf life for oak chips? I have a bag I bought 5-6 years ago - can I still use
  them?

• Posted in thread: Can I double the starter size from one pack of yeast? on 02-15-2011 at 04:02 PM
  If using yeast nutrients, should I use them each time I boil up a new wort batch to add to the
  starter?

• Posted in thread: 2 row malt in an extract on 05-09-2010 at 08:24 PM
  1 lb 2-row, 1 lb crystal, then 5.8 lbs extract. It is their sierra nevada pale clone.They say
  to steep at 150 for 45 minutes.Also, their fuller's esb clone calls for 1 lb of english pale
  ale malt also...

• Posted in thread: 2 row malt in an extract on 05-07-2010 at 05:48 PM
  I've noticed BYO magazine recipes often call for 2-row in extract recipes - usually a pound or
  so. I thought 2 row was only for mashing and not a good steeping grain. They do specify to
  steep for 45 m...

• Posted in thread: 90 minute boil for extract? on 05-02-2010 at 01:22 AM
  Thanks for the answers.

• Posted in thread: 90 minute boil for extract? on 05-01-2010 at 05:31 PM
  Are there any advantages to it? Do higher gravity extract beers benefit from longer boils? When
  doing a 90 minute boil, do you add bittering hops for the entire 90 or for 60? Just curious.

• Posted in thread: Imperial Stout from Extract on 04-18-2010 at 05:32 PM
  I was always under the impression that any beer could be made via extract. Are there any styles
  that only come out well as all grains?

• Posted in thread: First brew! on 04-11-2010 at 03:40 AM
  Hi mattattack - you don't have to do a secondary. I don't always use on - some people never do
  some people always do. Be patient. You can keep it in the primary for two to three weeks and I
  have gotte...

• Posted in thread: Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout Question? on 03-05-2010 at 05:11 PM
  Hi droopy - they did move. They are off Dimond just East of the new seward hwy. Store is bigger
  - more staff also. I've never had the honor of any free samples from Pete. Maybe I need to
  start loiteri...