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  1. mattmainster

    California 7 cu. ft. Keezer w/ wood collar & digital temp controller

    Built with a 7.0 cu. ft. GE chest freezer that's in excellent physical and working condition. Custom insulated wood collar with two stainless Perlick faucets. There is a hole drilled for a third if you should choose to add one. Refrigeration is controlled by a Johnson A419 electronic temp...
  2. mattmainster

    Beginner's Brewing Kit on Groupon Today!

    Came across this on the Rochester Groupon...from Midwest Homebrewing. $64 for the kit, including an ingredient kit and a $25 gift certificate toward your next kit. Can't beat it if you're thinking about taking the dive into homebrewing! Just thought I'd pass along a good deal...
  3. mattmainster

    Facebookers! Please vote for our little girl TODAY!

    I usually don't do this kind of stuff, but they are encouraging soliciting votes.... Townsley Portraits is holding a "Cute Kid" photo contest and we were encouraged my some of our friends to enter our 4 month old, Maddie. If you'd like to vote, please become a fan, or "like" Townsley...
  4. mattmainster

    WTB: Wort Chiller (Immersion)

    Looks like I'm the 3rd person today looking to buy a used chiller....If I don't come across a good deal on a used one soon, I'll just make one... Two batches into homebrewing, and I'm already tired of buying ice. PM me if you have something....I'm in Southern California.
  5. mattmainster

    Hydrometer reading help...

    After fermenting my IPA (and first homebrew) for 14 days, I was finally able to take a hydrometer reading... It's my understanding that there is no way to get an accurate alcohol level without getting an OG reading and an FG reading and calculating it based off of that. However, the based off...
  6. mattmainster

    How much krausen?

    Alright folks, I'm 3 days in on my first homebrew and have another question... How much krausen is typical at this point? I'm doing a 5 gallon batch, and using a 6.5 gallon carboy for my primary. I've seen photos from others with krausen foaming out the top like an erupting volcano! The...
  7. mattmainster

    Hydrometer issues...

    After finishing my first homebrew last night, and transferring into the fermenter (carboy), I decided to take out the hydrometer and take an OG reading.... Well, the thing didn't float....it won't even float in water. Am I doing something wrong, or is my hydrometer busted? I didn't see any...
  8. mattmainster

    Oops! Added second half of LME too early!!!

    Alright, so I'm in the middle of my first homebrew right now...Brewmasters Warehouse Hop Combo IPA... I think I may have ruined it...well, at least I know I did something wrong: The recipe calls for 1/2 of the liquid extract to be added after bringing the wort to a boil, and the other...
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