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So I didn't have time to do the vodka thing since I was brewing today, so I split it, scraped it, and boiled it in water for a couple minutes. Then just threw it into the primary. Seems like it should work...we'll see. Thanks again everybody.

Thanks everybody, I appreciate all the great ideas!

I have a recipe that calls for adding a vanilla bean (scraped) to the primary and then another to the keg. I don't really see any way I can do this in a sanitary fashion. Trying to decide if I should dip it in sanitizer before putting it in...thoughts?

Thanks for your advice. We decided to juice the berries & throw it in at the end of the boil. I'll let you know how it turns out.

I was going to try brewing a pumpkin ale & my wife had the idea that cranberries would be a good addition. She's wondering if we could roast them & then add them to the boil, but I'm not sure that's a good idea. Any thoughts?

Sounds good...thanks Ben. I'll just keep doing what I'm doing & hope for the best.

Hey Al, I got them from my local brewshop where I get all my brewing stuff. I'm kind of a newbie at all this...just started brewing about 6 months ago, so I guess I just thought a rhizome was a rhizome. Tom

I decided to try growing some cascade hops this year. I started the plants inside & just moved them outside last week. I used miracle grow potting soil, thinking this would provide the right nutrients, but the other day, the leaves started getting white spots on them which are now spreading...