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Hey, I want to get a 5 or 10 gallon whiskey barrel to age some beer in. Once the whiskey smell/flavor goes out of the barrel- what do you do, buy another? Are there any benefits to aging in a neutral barrel? I'm considering a high abv porter or something dark to make and age now for this...

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Hey folks, my O2 regulator only goes down to around 2LPM or 2.5LPM . at that level, how long should I bubble O2 into my wort through the .5 micron oxywand? Still new to this and I've seen maybe 1LPM for 2 minutes? I'm doing mostly pale ales and IPA in the 1.070 sg range Cheers!

Cool, thanks! I was gonna say, id be fine with Say 65%, just as long as it is consistant.. thanks for the tips, much appreciated.. Do you folks mash out before draining the first runnings? I was thinking of trying that too. Thanks again!

Even when i nail my volumes though, my eff. Is 64-69% . I am using a coleman 48q, ss braid as my filter.

Good points thank you. I am new, so i am still working n getting consistant fermenter volumes. So that plays a part too. But my eff. Is all over, i just thought this may be a big reason. I will focus more on each step and see.

Hey folks, long time listener, first time caller. When adding extra grain to compensate for efficiency loss when batch sparging, should count the extra one or two lbs of grain in my water calculations? Say a recipe is 10lbs two row, so i use 11-12lbs and add water to 10lbs of grain so the...

Oi oi! I would love this! Bonus woooooooo!