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Thanks everyone. i guess it's better for me to learn to be patient from the beginning. Adding cinnamon sticks had me wondering if it's even safe to do so after the boil. How do you know they are even sanitary?

I did my 1st extract kit 2 weeks ago. I did a full boil of Midwests Holiday Ale. OG was 1.066. I took my first hydrometer reading today and it was 1.018. Both of these readings were in my target area but it had no cinnamon or spice tastes like I was expecting. The instructions stated to add...