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• Posted in thread: Before I get started on 11-20-2012 at 09:57 AM
  Looks like star san is the ticket and to just be careful to follow allthe sanitizing rules.
  Thanks everybody.

• Posted in thread: Before I get started on 11-19-2012 at 06:12 PM
  I'll keep it on the list of tools required. I'd sure hate to go through all the steps and
  expense to make a bunch of beer just to have it get contaminated. I'm curious if even the
  experienced brewers ...

• Posted in thread: Before I get started on 11-19-2012 at 11:52 AM
  This url helped too. [ame] no rinse part of it seems like a bonus. Is this stuff expensive
  after awhile? In other words, do some very frugal folks prefer a more home made solution to the
  problem or i...

• Posted in thread: Before I get started on 11-19-2012 at 11:32 AM
  I'm finding that beer making can be quite a convoluted task. I see from reading about
  contamination that it seems pretty much imperitave that I install a sink as well, what with all
  the bathing in clo...

• Posted in thread: Before I get started on 11-19-2012 at 11:06 AM
  When using open flame anything in an enclosed space, there are three "dangers" to avoid. Fire
  (of course), carbon monoxide, and asphyxiation. The later two can be solved by adequate
  ventilation (outgo...

• Posted in thread: Before I get started on 11-19-2012 at 10:59 AM
  I believe Atonk means he doesn't have fires going at the same time as his brewing burners. I
  could see that possibly making it too hot in the garage, or at least altering known
  temperatures he's used ...

• Posted in thread: Before I get started on 11-18-2012 at 03:08 PM
  I brew in my garage when I can't brew outside. It's somewhat finished, and I have wood stove on
  the opposite side of the garage. I don't have fires going when I brew as a precaution, and
  usually crack...

• Posted in thread: Before I get started on 11-18-2012 at 02:23 PM
  Sure you can brew in there!! Of course you may need to set fans, open door, and open/not just
  crack the window. Are your floors concrete in that room? I'd like to say nothing ever gets on
  the floor, b...

• Posted in thread: Before I get started on 11-18-2012 at 10:44 AM
  Hi there, first time post. I'm fairly surprised that it has taken me this long to get serious
  about home brew. I have always liked beer and am preparing to give it a shot. I read a bit
  about brewing i...