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Did you toast or do anything to them? or just straight from store bag to grain bag & in beer? I'm currently fascinated by south Pacific hops (New Zealand), & think a combo all New Zealand hopped coconut ale would be some tropical goodness in the middle of this Michigan winter.

I use whiskey in my airlocks, & drink it. Started after seeing Chip using it on BrewingTV.

I've made lots of wines & ciders, just let it sit man. Really no such thing as to long for these (unlike beer). With wines & ciders I just bottle whenever I get around to it, last years sat in the carboy from September till March before I finally felt like bottling it. This years sat about 8...

Totally man, I work over night anyway so thats when I'm up. Next day off is a batch of Caribou Slobber & Skyrim AALLL night!

This thread made me want to use maple syrup for bottle conditioning my next batch, would you . . . say boil 8-12 ounces with a cup or so of water & throw it in the bottling bucket? Anywhoo, thanks for the idea OP.

Totally man, don't see why they wouldn't just take the the farm. Although the show is called the WALKING dead, so they best get walking. Farm life is definitely stagnating, I'm sure they'll move on for whatever reason soon (I have not read the books, but I'm fairly confident we don't just...

Thanks man, I'll be using NB's schwartzbier kit whose instructions say 4 weeks secondary (I believe, at work now so it's not right in front of me). Sooooooo. . . roughly 6 weeks in same vessel cool?

I have 2 3gallon carboys open & would like to try a schwartzbier. What I'd like to do is split the wort right after cooling, pitch separate yeast into each one (maybe even a different yeast in each), & do primary then move carboys to "lagering cave" to lager in original vessels. Any...

Pretty sure it's Merles bike that Daryl's riding, that plus the fact that his name has come up in every ep this season, makes me think they're setting us up for a horrific return of Merle(sp?) Daryl's quickly becoming my favorite character, totally practical, would definitly want a guy like...

Sweet ideas with the freezers & coolers, might give that a shot. Would like to be drinking these & starting a holiday batch in time for . . .well the holidays. Thanks!

Thanks for the reply, sounds good. Fermentation seems very active right now, so hopefully yeast is happy at 60 degrees. Looks like your in Michigan also & a Reverend who's a Lovecraft fan? Awesome!

Hello, tried a search & found threads about higher temperatures, not any concerning temps lower than say 60. I keep my house set at about 60 throughout the cold months, which are long here in northern Michigan, & plan on brewing quite a bit this winter. Anywhoo. . I've got my first batch...

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