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So I'm about to rack this beer to the secondary - the recipe says to 1) rack on top of the peanut butter powder (and 1/4 cup of cocoa powder), 2) 3 days later add the cocoa nibs 3) Age 7 days, then Keg or Bottle. I usually age in the secondary for everything - does anyone see any...

A friend warned me to always use a blow off tube. I hadn't needed one, I didn't think, until today. Sunday afternoon I brewed Midwest's Chocolate Covered BEAVR Nuts extract kit. This kit comes with alot of grains, I hadn't had to sparge grains before this one. Came out around 1.085 OG...

I've seen old threads talking about electric heat sticks from Northern Brewer and other vendors - again the threads are old and I can't find these products any more. They claim they have override switches to keep them on for a full boil, to override the thermostat built in. I want an...

I found a previous old thread on this, but no one listed a specific location/vendor. Where can I get a CO2 tank filled in SE Michigan? Ann Arbor/Howell/Dexter Area?

Brewed for the first time with spring water (as opposed to my crappy chlorinated tap water), a Midwest Pumpkin Ale. Pitched 12g (2 Munton's packs) of dry yeast, re-hydrated in about a cup of spring water. SG 1.04X (hard to read, but mid 1.04's somewhere, as it should be). I pitched at 7pm...

Okay so I usually pre-boil a few gallons of water, then later boil a few gallons to use for the wort (for all extract brew), add them together in the fermenter. I had noticed the plastic/band-aid taste in my previous brews and so now I want to try to remove the chlorine/chloramine in my water...

Okay so I've brewed a couple batches, using a faucet mounted Pur water filter for all the water. All the water I use for brewing is boiled or pre-boiled. My beer tastes so-so (I'm drinking it at least), but I get a plastic like smell, and a slight taste in it. I have asked my local...

I'm just getting started with the hobby, slowly collecting Sam Adams bottles to use for my own bottling. I need some advice on bottle management though. I rinse the bottles after I use them, set them in the garage or basement. Some end up with mold in them despite the rinse. I...