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    Are oxygen absorbing caps worth it?

    I know their not much more expensive, but do they really make a difference? If they don't I would soon just rather save my few bucks.
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    Nitrogen?

    I love stout, especially draught style, now I know that brands like Guinness have a nitrogen distributor in the bottle to ensure that creamy style head. Is there any way I can brew a stout to have this same consistency?
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    Dark cherry stout.

    Has anyone made the dark cherry stout kit from northern brewers? It looks very good, and says that it just leaves a cherry aroma instead of an overpowering fruit flavor like other fruit beers. http://www.northernbrewer.com/specialtybeers.html It's about 2/3 down the page.
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    Racking canes essential?

    I am doing some research into home brewing before I actually jump into it. I'm still not completely sure what a racking cane is, I know it's a siphon tool but that's about it. Can someone explain to me exactly what it is and if it's essential or not?
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    Plastic vs Glass for primary fermentation?

    So I have read all over the internet that glass is pretty much universally better than plastic. I am looking to get a system set up where I have one primary fermentor and 2 secondary fermentors basically for faster brewing. I know for sure that i want a couple of carboys for my secondary's but...
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    Essential equipment???

    I am still shopping online for my beginning equipment kit. I know i love making beer as i have done it with my dad for years, I want to start doing it on my own. the thing is this, when I brewed with my dad I was younger (he quit drinking years ago) and i don't really remember any of the...
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    Full wort boil vs. concentrated???

    I have seen this thrown around a lot in this forum, a full wort boil versus a concentrated boil. I am about to become a novice homebrewer and will be starting with an extract kit. The big reason for this question is price, if a full wort boil with an extract kit really helps the beer, I will...
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    Tell me how this equipment kit looks, and if I need anything else.

    The kit comes from homebrewheaven.com, I can't seem to link the page but you can go to there main site, click beer brewing, click brewing equipmnet kits, it's the deluxe kit. This is what it includes for those who don't want to go there. Includes 6-Gallon Primary Fermentor, 5-Gallon Glass...
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    First "real" homebrew, overall advice needed!

    So I am going to be brewing my first "real" batch of beer soon, I say "real" because my first batch was through a Mr. Beer, lets just say it wasn't very good. I would like to show you the equipment I will be buying and the first brew I will be making. I am buying The Advanced Home Brewing...
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