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I have a near identical situation...3rd floor apt. Closet storage. Usually holds around low to mid 70s. Never had a problem and brewed some great ales.

Brewing a pale ale today

I smacked my liquid yeast last night at 6 pm. By 9 pm it was fully expanded. I won't be pitching till ~3 pm today. Is 21 hour wait time ok between smack and pitch? Thanks, Mark

Hi gang, Next week I'm doing my very first 5 gallon brew. It's going to be a honey brown lager: http://www.northernbrewer.com/brewing/honey-brown-ale-extract-kit-1.html This will be my first time steeping speicalty grains, using fresh hops, using honey and also my first time using liquid...

Thanks all for your quick and helpful responses. I'm not the best handyman so I think I'll be going with the counterflow. That is the kettle and yes the thermometer sticks out like a probe ~6" into the kettle. Not enough room for a non custom wort cooler. I'm getting a little leak out of the...

Hey Gang, I'm new to this home brewing thing and doing my first 5 gallon brew in 2 weeks. I've been doing some MR. Beer recipes for the past 3 months and slowly straying from the Mr. Beer rules to do more advanced stuff (second fermentation, racking from one vessel to another, priming instead of...

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