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I thought I had tasted a beer not long ago that used ash or birch. I also thought of cherry as something to try. As I recall the beer had a subtle aged flavor with a nice somewhat sweet/floral taste. I thought it was pretty good at the time.

In getting some ideas together for upcoming recipes the thought occurred to try some different types of wood to age with. Aside from the typical oak beans and cubes, I was curious to know if anyone: 1) Has made their own cubes and how? 2) What types of wood people have had success with...

Yes, using a Ranco controller. I believe it is set to 5 degree range but I have to double check that. I do not have the thermo probe in a bag or anything to buffer the readings...maybe they were cycling more than they needed to.

After having two CL specials die on me in the last three years I figure it is not worth the hassle and cost of disposing of 'discount' equipment and picked up a Kenmore 8.8 cu.ft. freezer during the sale last weekend. I have one question for those with a keezer setup. What temperature setting...

When I first started All-Grain I used to "pre-pH" charcoal filtered water to around 6 with a meter. I found my first few brews had an off flavor to them.. After a few tries I just used the regular tap water filtered through charcoal and left the pH at 9 and voila, the taste went away. No...