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So I have a 2 Liter barrel that I am going to be filling with a yet to be named spirit. I was wondering if anyone had any feedback as to this practice. The barrel I have is a 2L barrel from oakbarrelsltd.com. I was going to just start off with a whisky/scotch and see what a month on wood...

I am sure it would work, but just to double check. I am brewing an IPA tonight and my kits from MW always turn out dark, so will doing a late extract addition work? Should I put only the 2 lbs dry in then liquid later?

This has probably been addressed before, but if it hasn't here is a cool link to making your old bottles into glasses! http://seriouslyforreal.com/more/turn-your-beer-bottles-into-glass-cups-5-easy-steps/ I am also planning on making candles out of the glasses as well.

So I am going to be getting a new fridge and keg system and I was looking to make my own Tap Handles for it. I am a drummer and miss it dearly, so I though, making my old sticks into tap handles. I marched Bass so my sticks will be big enough to secure the proper threading. What do you...

6lb Dark LME .5 lb Rolled Oats 4 oz Roasted Barley 4 oz Chocolate Malt 1 oz Fuggle Hops (60 min) 3 Vanilla Beans Boubon (enough to cover beans while Primary starts) 1 wk primary 2 wk secondary While in secondary, add the Vanilla Beans that have been soaking in bourbon

So I was out at my LHBS today and I mistakenly picked up Simcoe Hops instead of Magnums. I have an ounce of Simcoe and I don't want to make the 40 minute trip again for Magnums. This is my recipe with Simcoe added: 6 lb LME Light 2 lb DME Light 1 lb Caravienne 1 oz Magnum Hops - 60 min...

This may be a very simple question, but I am a bit unsure. How long should Secondary last? I have had mine in a week after a week of primary and there seems to be no action. How long should I wait to bottle?

So, I will brewing the HopScare kit from Midwest in the next couple weeks and all seems pretty straight forward. But, I do have a few questions for those of you who have brewed the kit before. 1) I saw a lot of people adding hops both for the boil and dry hopping. I wanted this to be a...