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I made a Chocolate Chili Stout last year and when it came to the peppers, I started with a 2oz Cocoa Chile blend made by McCormick that I found in the spices aisle. That went in at 60min with the DME, LME, chocolate, etc. After all of that I added about 6 dried red chili peppers to the boil at...

I read something in BeerAdvocate that said to try keeping a shelf of mason jars with random additions for cases like this. It says to take 4oz of vodka and then add things such as spices, zests, peels, etc and let them sit for at least 4 weeks, shaking them often to mix well. If you have a few...

I'm going to attempt a Sweet Potato Porter in a couple weeks, so I want to bounce any ideas I have off of you guys first. What are the most common hops used in most porters? I want something that you can only barely tell is there, but still gives a balance for the sweetness of this style...

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The last CDA I did, I used Amarillo (awesome) as my dry hop. This time around I'm using Galaxy, so I guess I'll have to let you know how it turns out in about a week. As for Citra, I think one or the other would be fine since Galaxy seems to be pretty similar.

So they say the only stupid question is the one not asked. Well here's one anyways. I'm on my 5th batch of homebrew now, and have decided to get a kegging system for the one that's in my fermentor now. Even though I already think the answer is no, will I still need a priming sugar before...