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I've got a cream stout ready to rack to secondary. It's a recipe I've done before and really like. I'm tossing around the idea of adding cranberries but haven't done anything with fruit yet. Is now the time to do it? I'm just looking for a little holiday flavor. Any help would be great.

I just converted a 23 cu. ft. chest freezer for storage in my shed. I installed an electronic temperature control that will run the compressor in the summer and the electric defrost heaters in the winter. Year round I am covered. Now I just need some advice on what temps to run. Beers I am...

I followed Sam Calagiones recipe in Extreme Brewing and it came out great. I do want to experiment by adding a subtle vanilla flavor. I'm looking for advice on how and when to add extract or beans. I've done some searching on the topic and found folks soaking the beans in Vodka. How long...

Alright, I'm in the process of brewing my first two batches of beer. My goal is to have two different beers ready for my vacation at the end of February. I brewed my first batch (Amber ale) from an extract kit I bought from my local shop on 1/11. I racked it to a glass carboy after 11 days so...

So far so good with my first batch. I pitched yeast last Monday and fermentation started next day and is slowing down now. I was reading up on preparation for bottling and realized I was supposed to take a hydrometer reading when I pitched the yeast. Would it be beneficial to test now? And...

Hello, I am in the process of botching my first batch of beer. I started the process about an hour ago and was doing fine until I noticed that I couldn't find the ale yeast packet in my ingredient kit. I've looked everywhere and I can't imagine a supplier open this late on a Sunday night. At...