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Finally brewed this yesterday! Went well and smelled FANTASTIC! Had to sub Nuggets for the Apollo hops because LHBS didnt have any. Wort tasted great! Came out dark though? Not really sure why.

So I have a milk stout that has been fermenting for 2 weeks. I have 8oz cacoa nibs that have been soaking in vodka for one week. Plan was to add the nibs and vodka today, let sit a week and then bottle. But now that it is time to do it, I'm not sure how. I have 5 gallons in a 6 gallon glass...

Awesome! So mine should be good. I ordered my hops today so should be going in a few days.

I bought some stuff for a batch of beer at my LHBS about a month ago. They put it all in a brown paper bag that has been in my closet. Any idea how long they will last? Got caught up with Christmas and haven't had a chance to brew.

So I'm probably about to order a wort chiller. I looked at Morebeer, because they have free shipping, and I have some Paypal money available. They have a SS for 59.99 and a copper for 69.99 What are the real pros and cons between the 2? I have a 10g aluminum pot that I will be doing 5g...

Also, pat yourself on the back because if you have that much blow off, you likely avoided a big mess by using the blow off tube.

In a snifter or a tulip I will swirl like a yuppy. But if its in a pint glass, not so much.

Happened on my last batch. I waited till it slowed down then replaced it with an airlock.

I like the steel hoses. That was really my only prerequisite. I have a Bayou Classic. Ive only used it once but I like it

I use a turkey baster.

Also, my OG was 1.082 I had a huge steep which may have extracted some fermentables and since I didnt actually use a starter I added 7lb of DME instead of 6.5

It actually turned into a bit of an experiment lol I botched my "starter". I somehow managed to use lactose instead of DME lol, they looked the same and.....hell, I dunno. Didnt realize it until I looked for my lactose:mad: So, I didnt know if the yeast were still viable but what...

I have to take injections which are shipped to me in ice packs, so I have a huge stockpile of them. If it starts slipping too high, I drop on in. I always drop one in the first day or so because that seems to be when most of the heat is produced. After that the water seems to do pretty well by...

Don't feel too bad. I just made a yeast starter with lactose. Or more accurately, I put some yeast in some lactose and water for 24 hours. Didnt realize it until I went looking for my lactose to add to the brew.:mad:

I made an extract version last night. It's bubbling away in the closet now!

Right now I have a swamp cooler in a closet lol. It works pretty well though. I keep the thermostat @ 68 in my house and with an water bath and wet T-shirt I can keep the fermenter at 64-68.

I havent had that but Great Divide doesnt miss very often. Great brewery!

I don't have a stir plate yet so I did the Taylor Swift method and shook it off! My daughter helped, I told her to shake it every time she walked by. Of course she accompanied the shaking with a chorus of that song.

Practice is fun! Also, Brewsmith showed me coming up short with 1 pack. I think I was like 60 billion short. Its a high gravity brew. I don't know how brewsmith accounts for lactose but my OG should be about 1.07

I got a new 10g pot for Christmas! Also got a flask! So today I bought a new propane burner. Right now I am starting on: *First full boil (extract) *First outside brew *First propane brew *First time using a yeast starter. Any advice or thing I need to do...