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Hi all, I recently purchased on a whim a bag of french oak chips. I tried soaking one in vodka, just to see what kind of taste they were going to produce and after a week it tastes fantastic, mellow and, surprisingly, it has a strong vanilla aroma. I'd like to know what type of beer...

Hi all, I have a rather stupid question. I read in many threads that there are benefits in doing a longer primary and no secondary. I plan to leave my current beer (a honey ale) for 2 more weeks in primary after fermentation is completed. I am fermenting in a plastic carboy that also...

Hi everybody, I am about to do my second batch ever, an Irish Stout from a Coopers Kit. I am reading The Joy of Homebrewing. In the first chapter ("Especially for beginners"), when detailing the process to brew from kits, Charlie Papazian says Many beer kits do not instruct the...

Hi all, I have just tried my first ever homebrew and I am absolutely elated by the awesome accomplisment of brewing my own beer :mug: I would like to hear some opinions from the experts on how to improve it The kit I have used was Cooopers' Canadian Blonde. I bottled it after 1 week of...