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So I'm going to attempt a coconut porter. For those of you who have added coconut to your brews, how long does the coconut flavor last. I will likely have to let this brew sit in a keg for about 8 months. Not because I want to, but because I will be away for the summer and moving during the...

I was recently given a box of Grolsch bottles by a friend who knows I homebrew. I keg but figure I can use these as tiny growlers and fill up a 6 pack or so to take places. Can I expect these to have more longevity than a growler would if I just fill them like I would a growler, or would I...

I had this really good IPA and then it went straight down the crapper just about overnight. I'm 90% sure it's an astringent taste, or mouthfeel I guess, and would like to chalk it up to too much dry hops but I've tasted this before and I don't want to taste it again. It was an extract...

What would you change if you wanted a borderline too sweet and too chocolaty beer? SWMBO has told me Left Hand's Milk Stout wasn't sweet enough and that Young's Chocolate wasn't chocolaty enough. As much as I'd like to recommend just making a milkshake, the deal is I get a keezer and she gets...

I'm going to begin brewing NB Bourbon Porter soon and have a few questions. 1 - How much does the bourbon come through? Would I be better off using the Woodford's Reserve I enjoy so much or should I stick with the Maker's in the recipe? 2 - How long should I leave it on the oak cubes? I...

I kegged my Chinook IPA a week and a day ago, hooked it up to the CO2 and left both the keg and CO2 tank in the minifridge. I was expecting to be able to drink some of this otherwise delicious beer last night and found almost no carbonation. I released a little pressure to make sure there was...

Summer is approaching and my no a/c having apt is going to be hot as the devil's nutsack, give or take a degree or two. I don't have enough space in my kegerator to use it for fermentation as well so I spent last summer adding ice regularly to a plastic tub containing my primary with limited...