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I received an Exchillerator Hangover as a gift. The knob on the thumbscrew was shattered despite careful packing.
I placed a call to Exchillerator on Saturday after Christmas and received a replacement today!
Great service!
 
ABS and UPS comes thru again! Got their in-house "Munich In Tents" kit today along with a pound of light DME (for starters) and 5 pounds of corn sugar (for priming). I'm planning to pitch some 2112 from the bottom of the current beer in the fermenter into the kit and see how that works... if not, there's a pack of Safale US-05 as back-up.
 
Three new-to-me hops arrived. Now I gotta figure out each one's character set...
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I did a Maris Otter/Azacca SMaSH that was one of the most amazing Pale Ales/IPA I have brewed yet. I think I drank 5 gallons in about a week. 5.5-6%ABV, 1 oz@60, 1oz@15, 1oz@WP, 1oz@DH, CaAle Yeast at about 65F for 3 days and then into the keg with the DH for spunding. Have fun!
 
I just smoked 3# of malt for my upcoming Porter. Smoked beer can be surprisingly good.
What wood did you use? I missed my opportunity to attempt to smoke malt last year, but I have some apple wood that might be nice and isn’t available from maltsters as far as I know.
 
I used Applewood since it's available at Ralph's (Kroger). I use a Little Chief cold smoker, trays made of foil with holes poked in them to let moisture drip and smoke to rise. I usually smoke the malt all day, add the Irish Whiskey-soaked wood 3-4 times over the course of the day, dry it out overnight in the oven (170F) then let it rest in the keezer for a couple weeks or more. I only smoke the dark malts for this porter.
 
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