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I might go ahead and heat the sucker up and take it off. Then clean it up good, get all the old solder off of there, and resweat the joint. Joints always come out better when you are working with a fresh, clean fitting. By the way, this advice is coming from my plumbing experience, and not...

Not sure if it qualifies, but I really dig the Dogfish Head Palo Santo Maron. Its an unfiltered brown aged in a massive 10,000 gallon wooden tank. 12.0 %ABV, 50 IBU. Delicious.

Took a gravity reading today, since I noticed the krausen was starting to retreat. She's right at 1.044 and 72F. I'll leave it alone for a week or so and see what I have then. I'm getting a little antsy ;)

I think I saw a Sam Smith's Oatmeal Stout clone recipe floating around on the web somewhere; that's always been a favorite of mine.

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I'm a student at Clarkson University in Potsdam, NY. I graduate in 2011 with a B.S. in Civil Engineering. Summers I'm an outdoor power equipment salesman--tractors, mowers, chainsaws, trimmers, etc. Hobbies include fishing, camping, kayaking, and drinking good beer. All four at once, if possible ;)

Boiled up my first batch Wednesday evening. It was a Nut Brown extract w/ specialty grains from Northern Brewer with Wyeast 1028. I snagged an old-fashioned grain mill from the folks and was immediately surprised at how much work went into the boil. I'm thinking it will pay off in the end...

Pretty self-explanatory, any thoughts/recommendations reagrding the use of canning-type mason jars in lieu of regular bottling? I can forsee a few issues, but was wondering if anyone had tried it out before.