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thanks, guys. ;)

Hey, everyone... I've got a Breakfast Stout Clone in the primary right now, and the recipe calls for adding 2 oz of ground Kona coffee when you rack it. However, it doesn't say if you just dump it in there or use a muslin bag or SS infuser...I assume since it doesn't specify that you can...

ha - never even thought of any of those options...live and learn and next time I'll definitely remember to take care that!

Beautiful - cheers!

We usually have been running them through the dishwasher, but it takes nearly an entire 24 hours to dry, and even then they're not all the way done... We're thinking of soaking them in star san and draining them on the clean dishwasher rack - seems like it would be pretty much the same thing as...

wait, how do you sanitize a hop bag?? I did not do that at all...

much obliged, Revvy!

Yeah - it's extract. 2 Gallon boil, and topped up to 5...pretty much the same as all the others I've done so far.

sounds good either way, I suppose!

Ok, for the second batch in a row, I'm getting a lower reading on the hydrometer than expected...in the case of the batch I just did today, much lower. It's a Breakfast Stout clone...and the beer calculus calculator estimated 1.090 and a final ABV of 8.9%, which is slightly above the original...

ahhhh...ok - it's for a stout clone, so if it's not exact I won't be bothered much!

I guess we'll find out because that's all the local joint had, but I was curious as to the difference between the two. I'm assuming it affects the resulting ABV? What else might it do flavor wise, though????

dry hopping in the primary...no secondary on this one

Stuck a 1/2 oz bag of Cascade whole leaf hops in today, but it just seemed to float...I didn't have the presence of mind to sanitize something so I could push it down under the surface so as to soak all the hops... Will the bag eventually get saturated on its own over the next few days or...

Ok, it's now been at 70º for about 6 days. It started off at 1.060 and the measurements so far have been: 1.0243 after 5 days at 65º 1.0243 after another 5 days at 62-65º 1.0235 after 3 days at 70º 1.0225 tonight after another 3 days of steady 70º It seems like it's not really going to go...

Thanks a bunch for the info...I had a feeling things might have gone dormant, so to speak. I hope they wake up and get this Pale Ale to it's proper potential!

Should I bring it upstairs to 68º?

Ok, ^ per your advice, I waited two days in between readings...both Sunday's and today's readings were 1.024. I am kind of pissed, b/c the OG was lower than expected, and this SG reading is higher than the expected FG. Basically, if it's done fermenting, I'm going to end up with a 4.7% beer...

Just curious as to how long after bottling I should wait before taking a few six packs on a road trip...if two weeks is the standard minimum you want to wait before cracking one open, does that imply that bottle conditioning needs to take place in an undisturbed fashion for that whole time...

thank you kindly, sir - all the info is of great help. I'll check again in a couple of days and wait a bit before throwing in the hops...