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Hey CliffMongoloid, I use whatever and I have at the time so I have used both the normal and the free. I just rinse well with hot water and then take a good inhale to see if I smell the oxy....if not its all good.

Hey waffles, I typically use one scoop for about 6 gallons of water. Generally I let it sit until the gunk on the sides has dissolved. I use the Scoop that comes in the container of oxy clean. Has always worked for me and I rinse extremely well with hot water.

I use a 10 gal Rubbermaid to mash in, works great.

Well, from my reading the dextrose will give it mouth-feel and the lactose will give it a hint of sweetness as its not fermentable. For the "creamy" perhaps you would consider the dextrose due to the added body. Maybe someone else will chime in as I am certainly not an expert. Sorry I...

Regular liquid vanilla extract from the cooking isle. Stay away from the imitation stuff.

I can attest to that. I used 8lbs of their extract a few weeks ago and it yielded a 1.056 after steeping some grains. I have purchased equipment and ingredients from Williams and have always been happy with them.

+5 gallons Spiced Holiday brew =25,839.5

Strawberry Blonde 23,258 + 5 = 23,263

Yeah, mine had a strange mid-tone a couple of weeks after I brewed it but the one I just cracked open is perfect. Give it a little more time. I am going to get another batch going next weekend.

I bottled a batch a couple of weeks ago and had that filmy looking layer on it. As it racked to the bottling bucket and the level in the bucket got lower the film adhered to the side of the bucket. I was a little freaked out by the experience but I tried it and it was just fine. After a...

hey all, I brewed this on 5-31 and bottled it two weeks and two days ago. Tried the sample I pulled on bottling day and didn't think the sweetness or vanilla came through much. I also added 3 oz of vanilla at bottling. Popped my first one tonight, excellent carbonation already and it tastes...

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10 Gal Williams Honey Cream Ale 5 Cheese's Caramel Vanilla 5 Something I made with leftover ingredients...we'll see....lol

Welcome Tindel and congrats on the baby and the belgian!

Hey Dynachrome, I am still fermenting so I won't know for a couple more weeks or so. I did figure out what orginated the odor I believe. Generally I will fill the fermentor with star san and toss the rest of the stuff in while I am boiling (O2 stone/wand, airlock, etc). I happened to get the...