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The upright cooler idea is so simple and effective I'm kicking myself for not thinking of it before now! I'm in Georgia dealing with near 100' temps right now...with a cooler and a few chill blocks, my fermenter is sitting at a comfy 66-68'.

Thanks for the input. I read the same thing in one of Papazian's books. That's also a good idea re: split batches. I'll probably try it. I was really hoping to bring out the flavor of fresh sugar cane. A little experimentation is in order. Another option, perhaps, would be using a partial amount...

Electric, raw sugar cane. We have an international market in our area that sells very high quality, very fresh, cane stalks. I was considering chopping or dicing the stalk and A) using it in the main boil and/or B) dropping some of the cane stalk in to the secondary ferment. Maybe both. My aim...

Does anyone have experience using raw sugar cane? I was considering using chopped raw sugar cane stalk in the boil and perhaps pasteurized raw sugar cane in the secondary fermenter as well. For the secondary, the initial plan was to steep the chopped cane in hot water to pasteurize it and...

Hi all, Has anyone ever brewed using Rowan berries as a flavoring ingredient? If so, can you offer any advice on how best to use them in a homebrew recipe? I've read that the flavor profile is very similar to that of a cranberry but I'd like to solicit input from anyone who may have...