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I had an idea today. My fermentation area in the house is a little cubby behind the coat closet/under the stairs. We mostly use it for seasonal decorations storage, but there's enough room for a few fermenters. What I don't have room for is a fermentation cabinet. This little void in my...

I'm doing this a little backwards. In a perfect world I would procure the bearings first, machine the rollers to dimension, and then put on the knurled finish. But the world isn't perfect and I don't know how long I'll have access to the knurling tool so I did that first. Anyway...first step...

I just read Walker's thread about a failed SSR and it got me to wondering what to keep on hand other to prevent a brew day from coming to a halt. I just ordered some parts to start my build last night. I was looking at one of PJ's drawings and figured a failed SSR was a deal breaker and a...

I want to build a counter top brutus (I think I'm labeling it correctly) but on a larger scale. Boil kettle will be a 62 qt bayou classic with a 5500w element and mash tun will be 10 gallon drink cooler. There's plenty of documented info on that system and wiring for an appropriate PID...

Does anyone brew this way? I'm wanting to do a K.I.S.S. , single kettle, all grain set up and this seems to be the way to do it but I'm not sure how to keep the sticks from coming in contact with the grain/bag or if it matters. Also, how would you hold temp during the mash without a PID or is...

So how much of a floating thermometer is supposed to stick out of the wort? I bought one today from the LHBS along with some iodophor so I'd have everything I need to brew my first batch...and how fitting on Home Brew Day. So I clean everything and start heating the water for the steeping...

That's what the status is for my home brew kit...got the everything you need kit at Midwest. Can't wait to open the box and look at everything. Clint

I bought an Irish Ale kit from Midwest and have since decided I want to try a partial mash. Can anybody recommend a grain to use for a the mash? Here's the kit I bought. http://www.midwestsupplies.com/irish-red-ale.html Also, will be buying the grain from the LHBS. Here's their list of...

I've been searching on the board the last few days learning all I can before my first brew. In my searches I stumbled across a couple threads that describe a DIY approach to using steam for a heat source. I only found two references to pressures used in the vessel and both were 15 psi. I work...

Hello all, As is likely obvious, I'm new at all this. Just wondering what you guys think of paying 100 bucks for the following: 7.8 Gallon Fermenting bucket with Lid and Airlock 5 Gallon Glass Carboy with Stopper and Airlock 6.5 Gallon Bottling bucket with spigot and filler tube...