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I am planning to make a Christmas beer based on Avery's Old Jubilation Ale for next Christmas (11 months away by the time I'll bottle) so I was going to use the oxygen absorbing caps because of the long storage time. Should I adjust the amount of priming sugar I use in the 5 gal batch because...

I used 1/2 oz. hazelnut extract just before bottling. It has been 6+ months now since I bottled and the last few bottles have been great. The hazelnut flavor has indeed diminished over time. Next time I will use 1/4 oz. The recipe I used: 6lbs light LME 1.5 lbs Munich malt (10L) 1.2...

I just tasted my first batch of Rogue Hazelnut Brown Ale clone (bottled 4 weeks ago) and the hazelnut flavor is too strong. I didn't know how much flavoring extract to put in at bottling and I obviously added too much. My question is this - can I expect the hazelnut flavor to diminish/mellow...