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I came across a very good deal on a GDM-07 and am planning on using it for a ferm chamber. What is the safest option for controlling fermentation? Self built BrewPi or Inkbird controller? I have a BrewPi partially completed per this thread, with only the relay board and the sockets left...

I scaled a simple IPA recipe from 5 gallons to 10 gallons and my OG shot up from 1.065 to 1.071. Beersmith provided the scaling, should i have expected my OG to remain consistent?

Brewing on 5/21 so I kicked off a 1L starter (1.040) of WY3711 on 5/17. I let it run on the stir plate for almost 36 hours before crashing in the fridge. When I looked at it last night, there was an extremely small yeast cake. I did see fermentation as the SG dropped to 1.016. The yeast pack...

Brewing an IPA this weekend with a 16 gallon Bayou pot. This will be a full-volume BIAB process. Do these numbers look appropriate? I used a water volume calculator previously and I think my water volumes were a little off so I'm a little timid here. I'm looking for confidence or...

I use a SS boil pot but also have an aluminum pot that is great at cooling but not so great at boiling. Is there a downside to transferring my just boiled wort to the aluminum pot for cool down in an ice bath? I can take 5 gallons to 75 degrees in just under 20 minutes with that guy.

I pitched a WL001 PurePitch at around 75 degrees and placed my carboy in a nice dark place. Fermentation seems to have gone well, I'm 7 days later and still have activity. Where I'm questioning myself is the fermentation temp has been in the 61-63 degrees. What are effects of this low...