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Update* Will be rebrewing this beer again. It has been an absolute hit with my friends and family. I have been asked over and over to make more...I tell them I am out, but I sneakily have a few left in the brewing room :) What do I need to do to have this as an official recipe? -Sapp...

I'm in there like swim wear! -Sapp

Fellas, Finally became a supporting member tonight. Feels good and I am really happy to be here. I have asked a lot, learned a lot and look forward to contributing as I get better at home brewing. Thanks for all of your support thus far. -Sapp

The best rifle ever made...the real deal M14

Diving the Rio Yuna wreck in Daytona Beach. 100ft down

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My biggest buck ever taken with my M1A using only iron sights

My wife and two sons

5 footer I killed with my tomahawk while on duty

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This is a small hobby that better describes me as me. Enjoy

Just a small update. I took a gravity reading as I noticed everything started to settle down and there was no longer activity in the airlock. I took a quick sample (with a sanitized wine thief of course) and did a gravity reading. It is now officially 6 days since creation and gravity is...

Fellas, Brewed this tonight and I will be updating this thread until it is ready to drink. Here is a recipe that was inspired by several porter recipes here on Home brew Talk, but added my own twists and ideas as I went along. Here is what I came up with: Brew Name: Mike's...

Also, used a colander to create steam to sanitize the cocoa nibs. I then added to primary. Good buddy and 20+ year home brewer said that adding them into the secondary would be too much flavor. I took his advice and steamed in colander, then added to primary before I pitched the yeast. Wish...

Brewed today and OG was 1.072. If anyone else can be so kind as to plug in the other numbers to give a complete informational readout, please do so. I would be interested to see what it all comes out to. -Sapp

Thsnk you so much. I think I'll add to secondary and rack it over after 2 weeks. I will also take your advice on the hops as well. When steeping, should I let the bag sit or squeeze it every now and again to get more out of it? -Sapp

Did I mention I was brewing this later this evening? -Sapp

Fellas, So I finally decided to brew something I have never done before and decided on a dark Porter. I looked at probably hundreds of recipes all over online (including here) and started writing down the most common ingredients and eventually I came up with my own recipe and a few...