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Hello! I foolishly dumped in a small packet of cocoa nibs into my secondary without first consulting the wisdom of Homebrewtalk (now I know I should have soaked the nibs in some vodka for a while before adding). I put the nibs in yesterday and they are still floating on the top of the beer. I...

Thanks for the great ideas everyone! DocScott, I like the idea of adding vanilla! For a 5 gallon batch, how much would you recommend adding? Also, for bottling I've only used the sugar that comes with the kit. How much brown sugar should I use? Thanks!

Howdy! I'm going to brew a pumpkin ale next weekend using an extract kit from Midwest supplies. I'd like to give it a bit more of a "pumpkin pie" flavor and was hoping some folks here would have suggestions on what I can add to the kit recipe: 6lbs Gold LME 8oz brown sugar Grains: 8 oz...

So it sounds like this is more likely something I should expect with secondary fermenters and less related to the dry-hopping? (meaning I should expect to see this clear layer forming as beer ages in the secondary?) Thanks!

Here's what the layer looks like:

Howdy folks! I am very new to homebrewing (have 4 batches under my belt so far). I have a Hop Cult IPA (kit from Midwest Supplies) that was in the primary for 2 weeks, then I racked it to the secondary. After a week in the secondary, I added 3oz of hops (in a muslin bag that I had soaked in...