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worlddivides, how much whiskey did you use? And yes, I'll be using bourbon. I am thinking that I will soak the vanilla beans and just add the whole thing to the secondary.

Thanks guys! PLOVE, I dont always use a secondary just thought it might be best to add the flavors at that point. Ok to add to in the primary and let it sit for a bit then bottle?

Hey guys I am in the process of brewing and oatmeal stout. I want to make it a vanilla bourbon oatmeal stout. When do you think I should add the vanilla and bourbon? I have read about multiple ways to do it. I was thinking of soaking the vanilla beans in the bourbon and then adding to the...

5 gallon IPA and 5 gallon oatmeal stout 1189 + 10 = 1199

Just wanted to make sure that I would add the alcohol boost during the boil after adding the malt extract. Thanks in advance guys!

Ok thanks for the help guys

Hey guys. I took an initial reading and that was around 10% potential alcohol. Took a reading today (a week later) and the potential alcohol is less than 5%. Is that normal or did something go wrong?

Brewing my second batch of beer today and having a couple of my first batch during the process. Hope everyone else is enjoying their day too!

Thanks RM! Appreciate the help from you guys. This site is great and there is so much knowledge flowing all around

Thanks Wyoming! It seems like the krasen has dropped too...is that okay? I appreciate your help.

I did my first brew on Monday and today there doesn't seem to be much activity in the carboy. The airlock is only bubbling once every 45 seconds. Is this normal? The beer is at about 62 degrees which falls in the range for my yeast. Maybe just a bit worried since this is my first time...

No it's not that warm down there! I'm up in NY and its about 20 outside. The thermometer in the side of the carboy is reading 70-72. The yeast was Safale US-04

So okay that I moved to a cooler location? The temp of the beer right now is somewhere between 70 and 72

I've moved it to the basement where it is usually dark and cooler. Hope that helps

So the tubing I have doesn't fit over the center of the airlock. It seems as though the krasen has gone down a bit. Should I just keep an eye on it tonight and see how it progresses?

Thanks guys I appreciate your help! Lot to learn I guess

Will the krasen continue to come out? I have the tubing that came with my kit and that looks like it will fit over the center of the airlock...will that work?

Do you mean take the lead off the airlock and run the tubing from that to the jar of starsan? Do you always need to use a blow off tube on a carboy and not just the airlock?

Not sure what you mean...this is my first time brewing. Keep the plug in and use a piece of tubing?

Any ideas guys?