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Floating thermometer made it through my first 3 batches, but just now it ever so gently tapped the bottom of the pot and smashed. Good news: I was just checking the temp of sparge water...at least it didn't break in the wort. Bad news: now how do I make sure the sparge water is the right...

I'm trying to decide what to brew next (so far I've done two batches: a red ale and I've got a porter ready to bottle...). Thinking about a partial mash batch with just Cascade...or just Chinook (whole from a local grower). Maybe a pale ale? How should I decide? Anyone have any...

Noob problems....my second batch ever (a partial mash Black Butte Porter clone) got off to a bit of a warm start (https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/warm-winter-new-england-ferment-temp-trouble-302264/) Now it is going on week 3 in primary. OG was 1.051 (shy of the target 1.053), and FG target...

So I started brewing a few weeks ago with an extract kit, and during a cold snap fermentation got stuck at 1.020....I wrapped my bucket in an electric blanket, and sure enough the bubbles started up again and reached the target FG in a couple days. Fast Forward to Batch #2....I got a partial...