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I attach my STC-1000 temp probe directly to my carboy. Insulate with a little piece of neoprene. Seems to work well for me the last few years.

I forget my whirfloc about 50% of the time. After a few weeks in the keg at serving temp, pretty much all of my beers are basically crystal clear.

Great build! Only thing missing now is a nice tap handle ;)

Great build! Only thing missing now is a nice tap handle ;)

How much grain has the barley crusher crushed since new?

The few that I usually purchase my stuff from: Brewhardware.com Bargainfittings.com Kegconnection.com And last but definitely not least, AMAZON. Tons of stuff is much cheaper on there, such as ball valves.

dude, at least do yourself a favor and use Notepad++ You can thank me later!

beer taps are 3/8-16 thread.

I built my collar with the bare minimum of tools about 4 years ago. But have since gotten into woodworking and have much nicer tools now. I'd love to make a new collar, but this one is getting the job done just fine for now.

Basically it comes down to amperage. Are you using a 110 or 220v outlet? And once you figure that out, how many amps do you get at that outlet? Once you have your volts and amps, you can decide how many watts your element(s) can be. If you are running off of standard 110v outlets, you'll...

I, along with some of my friends, have mashed overnight before. No issues from what we could tell. It's a great time saver.

Here's the one I made. I have about 6 brew days on it and dont have any issues at all! Works great! The only changes I made since I took this pic was to solder the long tube to the 1/2" fitting on the end. Then, I can slide the 90degree elbow on and off the tube at the end of the mash to...

I got a small cheap $10 fan from BigLots and mounted it in the top corner of my ferm chamber. That things moves a TON of air! (and has 3 selectable speeds). Totally worth the (small) investment.

Everyone has their own tastebuds and preferences, but Red Oak is widely heralded as an excellent wood for smoking.

Anyone have a good recipe for a simple cider that's not too sweet? Wifey wants a cider on tap, and likes Crispin, but would prefer something slightly less sweet if possible. Any recommendations?