Recent content by FletusSanguine

This might be a silly question, but have you adjusted your caloric intake based upon your new weight? I tend to watch my calories fairly closely as well for lifting, and as you drop weight, your daily caloric needs for weight loss/maintenance/weight gain is going to shift downward accordingly...

I have a a son and a daughter, 9 months and 7 years respectively. The 7 year old doesn't really help me do the actual brewing very much, she likes to watch ask me a lot of questions about what I'm doing and why I do it while I'm brewing. She likes to try and guess which beer I'm drinking when I...

Currently active duty Army as a medic, in addition to being a student working on premed. Aiming at attending medical school and then a residency for anesthesia. I plan on serving for a decent period of time as a medical officer for the Army, but who knows? Plans have a tendency to change...

Appreciated. My initial plan was to just add the bourbon and vanilla into primary for pretty much the reasons you stated. I don't feel the need to have extra work, or risk infection on a step that doesn't really seem necessary. It's not like I need to worry about clarity in a stout. Then in the...

Appreciate the help and information, guys. As to adding the vanilla and bourbon to the bottling bucket just prior to bottling rather than secondary, any particular reason why? Or is it just a matter of your personal preference?

So, quick question, looking for a bit of information, and a bit of advice. Doing my second brew, a vanilla bourbon stout from boomchugalug, extract. I'm a few days into primary right now, and things are going along well. I've got my chopped up vanilla beans hanging out in my bourbon right now...