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Alrighty, so i'm working on a recipe for my next beer. It's going to be a hazelnut, chestnut brown ale. I've never brewed with hazelnuts or chestnuts before. I was thinking of adding them on the last boil right at the beginning and keeping them in there almost a whole hour. Any...

Thank you so much guys appreciate it! and btw im brewing a porter not a lager :P

Okay, here we go.... I've been reading a lot about transfering the beer into a secondary sanatized unit after a couple weeks of fermenting.... I'm using the Brookyln BrewShop's Beer Making kit.. so i am working with 1 gallon glass jugs. Questions at hand----Do I need to transfer to a...

Okay... this hydrometer is driving me nuts. I just dont get it or something. The instructions that came with it are really vauge.. What i gathered---you fill the hyrometer testing tube and drop the hydrometer is--let it float--take the reading (OG)origonal gravity--- then take a reading at the...

Thanks guys.. that was super helpful. I'm glad i finally joined this site idk what took me so long lol

Okay, so I just started brewing, i purchased the Brooklyn Brewshop's beer kit. I'm a bit confused about the fermenting process-the book is pretty basic|Has recipes that you can modify. I've been making my own mashes and somewhat following their recipes but for some reason on every recipe the...