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can you ad sweet dark chocolate to the wort?

i have a stout that has been fermenting for four days and i wanted to see what the gravity was so i checked it and all is good . so i tried it to see how its going and it was really bad . and it smells like crap to. is this norm our what?

im planning a IPA with a OG of 1.120 and the FG to 1.030. i have WLP001 yeast and i want to no if i can just add two WLP001 or wine yeast to get the FG.

is it possable to carbinate beer with dry ice ? i got a growller from a local brewery and got home and it was flat .

i want to make a strong ipa about 9 to 11 percent . i got some hops from my homebrew store 4 0z. colum. , 4 0z cascade,and 2 0z cluster and im thinking of adding some oak chips .

thanks for all the replies

i botled my brown on new years and its still flat after one week

thanks for your help .let you no in a day or two

thanks i'll check it to nite .all so is it good to boil 1cup water and 1 cup prime suger to help restart?

i made a ipa on sunday and went back to check it last night and there was no action in the air lock . so i checked the temp. and it was 47f. way to cold for a ale.so i moved it to a warmer room and rocked it a bit . after two hrs it is now at 55f . the rm is at 65f . you guys think im okey ,is...

my friends and i just started brewing ,we started with a basic ale that came with the kit.then we made a stout that should be good for the holidays. i hope there okey . anyone have some good tips for me ?