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Great! Thanks for the help folks!!!

Oh Man... my math skills are suspect... would you mind helping me decipher the code for leaf instead of pellet for this recipe? For example is .75 oz of pellet equivalent to 1 oz leaf?

I am going to try to clone the Deschutes Twilight (a favorite of my wife's) and for the Hops it reads: Magnum 12.1% .750 oz Boil 1 Hr Pellet 19.2 Cascade 5.5% .5 oz Boil 30 min Pellet 4.5 Tettnanag 4.8% .5 oz Boil 15 min Pellet 2.5 Amarillo 10.2% 1 oz Boil 5 min Leaf 3.9 Amarillo 10.2% 1...

Just racked an oatmeal stout into the secondary. Want to give it a hint of vanilla flavor, thus my question is: do I need to soak the bean in vodka (as I have read)? My local brew store said it is not necessary since the beer has alcohol at this point. Is the soak for sanitation purposes...

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Thanks for all the advice! While we are on the topic, does anyone have any suggestions on how to infuse the vanilla bean? Have read to soak in vodka and add to secondary, however my brew store said that is not necessary since the secondary will already have alcohol to disinfect... any thoughts?

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Hi All, I tried the Ninkasi Vanilla Infused Oatmeal Stout and am in love!!! I went to the website and found some info on it but does anyone out there in brewland have a recipe (in case I can't find this one at my local brew stores)? I just free'd up my carboy and am getting antsy already...

Perfect! That's what I'll do! Thanks for the advice!

Hi All, I have searched the threads and couldn't find this answer... so here goes: When I mix my sugar and poor (once cooled) in my bottling bucket, do I need to 'mix' it with the brew, or will it mix itself? I am not sure if only the bottom of the bucket will get the sugar or during the...

I currently have a seasonal ale in there, but moving forward didn't know if I should invest in a 5 gallon carboy. I am far from a scientist, but I would 'think' that fermentation would absorb the oxygen, thus the bubbling from the airlock, thus creating a 'vacuum' in a sense, but I have heard...

Hi all, Can someone please tell me if placing a 5 gallon batch in a 6 gallon secondary poses any harm to the brew?