thanks mashani for the replies.

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if they get soaked in bourbon prior to each use though, wouldn't that sanitize them anyway? at least in theory? or alternatively I could store the cubes in bourbon in a mason jar between uses. it would leech out some of the oaky flavors over time but it would increase the bourbon flavors in the wood...

so I'm thinking of doing NB's 90 shilling strong scotch ale. if I add .5 lb of d180 candi syrup after the first week to it... do you think that would add a nice nuance or make poopy?

watched a youtube video (how to build the best mash tun from a cooler). his cooler was like mine.. no gasket / odd size hole. he gets past this using 1/2 inch nipple which he Teflon tapes on the valve side. he used a 3/4 inch silicone gasket (flat) that fits over the nipple, a metal washer and a loc...

do you reuse your oak chips / cubes after soaking and using in a batch?

store them in a mason jar of bourbon? or dry them in oven if you do ... or other?

thanks

i was looking at screwy's design too but he uses a 3/8" nipple. the hole is 7/8" diameter. there is no rubber inner gasket in the cooler that would keep the nipple from sliding around off center and causing leaks. what if i use a 3/4" nipple and valve... 3/4 " is 6/8 leaving just...

i have a 5 gallon orange IGLOO round cooler. i want to put a metal nozzle on it so i unscrewed the plastic spigot. i have 2 issues. 1- hole size: sometime somewhere rubbermaid changed the diameter of the hole for the spigot to 7/8" 2- NO RUBBER INSERT (GASKET). there is a flat washer-like gaske...

having had an abundance of neither happiness nor money in my life ever... I think I would like lots of money and take the 'happiness' I could buy with it, however transitory it might be. :P being a cubicle slave that owes my soul to some guy name BILL that I keep getting mail from for over 35 years ...

over 52 and still don't know my 'purpose'. use to drive me crazy not having a sense of vocation.. in all honesty it sometimes still does. I mean being a husband.. a friend... and all is fine but sometimes it all feels so empty know what I mean? if I could find a high paying job with benefits that pa...

never mind. I found it myself.

toe too-ah so mo sh(ee)un.

what a weird language.

how would you pronounce phonetically:

Ta' tua sa mo cheann!

(there's an ax in my head!)

screwybrewer, I did use ezwater calc and the additions were all well within the 'safe' limits. I wasn't shooting for a profile as much as just getting balance. I really didn't add all that much of anything.

happened twice now and there are 2 possible culprits: the beer or the glucosamine / chondroitin ive been drinking with my nightly tea. each time with the stout I consumed about half a liter. prior to coming into work the other night I had a very small glass with no ill effect so I am leaning toward ...

used an old pack of us04... best by nov 2014.. made it in march. I notice the bottles have more trub on the bottom than usual despite not siphoning up from the bottom of the fermenter.

shrug... probably something I ate or drank before unless I am really sensitive to Epsom salt??

was wondering... do you notice that beer made with chemicals added to your water ie Epsom salt or gypsum gives you more gas than extract or non-chemically tweaked beers? been sampling my first try at all grain and noticed a coincidental increase in stomach gas... wondering if there is a connection. ...