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How did it turn out? Any ideas for additions to the secondary? I kinda wanna add Vanilla beans.

Today I brewed the White house honey porter from AHS. I did the extract brew with the added Brewvint alcohol boost. The included yeast was wyeast london ale 1028. I slapped the pack yesterday and brewed 24 hours later. My OG was 1.068. I went on mrmalty.com and it recomended 3.8 packets of...

Temp has been staying between. 70-74 degrees. For a gravity that high should I even be pitching more yeast?

This is what it looked like...i pitched the yeast on top.

Hey guys. so heres what happened. I ordered a Vanilla porter extract recipe kit from AHS but when my package arrived my white labs yeast vial and ice package were almost hot to the touch. i called AHS and they said it should be fine so i pitched it anyways. With 2 days of no activity i took...

Probably what i should do, but looking at how great of a deal this could potentially be i might splurge. A 3 spout kegerator with nitro and co2 tanks. guinness, domestic, european, and cornie couplers. 3 kegs, and what he claims "all the basic to advance all grain brewing equipment."

Ive been stalking this site for a while and have decided to start home brewing. Ive been surfing the online stores looking for a starter brewing kit but on these forums i saw alot of people recommending buying equipment from other home brewers. I live in Yuma, az. Small city that doesnt have...