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I'm pondering the idea of adding some wood chips soaked in Jamesons Irish Whiskey to a nice creamy stout making an Irish Cream Stout. Does anyone have any good cream stout recipes I could use as a base. I searched but didn't come up with much. Thanks :mug:

I built my MLT today and had a leak around so I patched it with some 100% silicon sealant. This is the kind I used. What kind of adverse affects could I have with this. I have the caulking around a rubber gasket and then on the part of the nipple that squeezes through the drilled out hole in the...

So today I finally built my MLT getting ready for the AG switch. I got a 50qt Igloo Ice Cube from target for $20. I used all 3/8" fittings and ball valve with 1/2" stainless steel braid. I drilled out at 5/8" hole which nipple fit snug, but it still leaked when I tested it. Bought some silicone...

I brewed up a partial mash orange cascade pale ale. Beersmith calculated 7.5 qts to mash and 5.5 for sparge. I boiled this up in a 7.5 gal turkey fryer. As you can imagine it was pretty damn full. I couldn't get a good boil going because it woulda boiled over. After cooling and filtering thru a...

So my brother in law is renewing his vows next month just in time for my winter ale to be ready. I'm gonna label the beer something along the lines of "Paul and Nicoles Renew-Ale". I plan on giving him a 12pk but have no clue what to pu it in. I'm open to ideas. I don't want to throw them into a...

Is this normal for buckets to smell even after an oxyclean soak? Only been used twice. Its pretty damn clean but just has that wort smell to it. Im guessing its normal but just want to make sure!

So for my next beer I'm going to do Blacklabs Orange Pale Ale converted to a partial mash recipe. What I'm wondering is I have a rectangular cooler that in the future I intend on setting up as a MLT. That won't happen until later on after I brew this next partial. I have a 24x24 grain bag that...

I really want to brew Blacklabs Orange Cascade Pale Ale but am not at all grain capabilities just yet. Here is the recipe: 9 lbs Maris Otter 1 lbs Vienna Malt 1 lbs Crystal Malt 10°L 1 oz Cascade (5.5%) - added first wort, boiled 60 min 1 oz Cascade (5.5%) - added during boil, boiled 10...

I'm brewing up an AHS Imperial Winter Ale. It has been in primary for 2 weeks exactly today. I'm supposed to dry hop 1/2 oz for 7-10 days in secondary. I'm wondering when you guys think I should move it to the secondary? How long is too long to leave the pellets dry-hopping? I wanted to...

Here's the first label I whipped up for my Irish Red Ale. I'm new to gimp, formerly used photoshop but dont have a new copy of it. Tell me what you think. Arching the text down the bottom where it says Irish Red Ale was a pain. I haven't found a tool like photoshop has to make it easy. Well here...

Hey guys I whipped up a quick logo for my brewery. Let me know what you think. Any tips/ideas/advice from the experts out there would be great. Thanks! ****UPDATED**** So after taking into account the opinions here and learning a bit about Inkscape I attempted a new Logo. Check it out...

Hey guys so I recently used my turkey fryer aluminum brewpot for the first time. Initially I boiled about 6.5 gallons of water in the pot to oxydize it. I then brewed up my batch and left the pot half full soaking in water and dish detergent. So the next day I clean the pot and dry it and notice...

Hey guys. I'm currently boiling up 6.5 gallons of water in my brand new 30 qt aluminum turkey fryer pot to sanitize it. It's been on the stover for an hr and just now hitting 180* so I'm not going to do a full boil today (dont have propane for the burner that came with). Anyways the kit i'm...

hey guys.. found a listing for a free "small fridge" on craigslist.. here's a pic of the fridge ad says "It is bigger than the mini "dorm room" things, but I don't have exact measurements as I write this post. It is about 34" high." if that 34" is interior measurements that should be good...

Hey guys(and gals). I've been taking pictures along the way of my first homebrew and decided now that they're bottled and I tried one I'd post the pics. The kit was an LME with steeping grains from True Brew. All in all it seems like a successful brew. I managed to drop my hydrometer when...

hey everyone.. just was referred to this site from a friend.. don't know if he posts here or not yet.. i'm a complete rookie to home brewing but will hopefully be popping my cherry here soon.. already started scouring theses forums and the numerous links.. can't wait! tim