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So I just bought 40 lbs. Of stayman winesap apples and need another 40 lbs to mix with it. I can get certain apples at cost from my work so I was thinking of adding in another 20 of McIntosh and 20 of honeycrisp. What do you think?

I just got a cheap used fridge that i can use for fermentation. I live in New Mexico so brewing anywhere between feb.-oct. is pretty pointless without some sort of controlled temperature. Is there a recommended temperature controller i should use for inside the fridge? Thanks.

With Tax time approaching I am going to upgrade just a little bit. I want to do a full boil instead of adding the water. I am still on the extract/specialty grain kits. How big of a pot should i get? And is there a certain amount of BTU output on burners i should look for? I've seen one for...

I've been looking online for oak barrels for wine making. I've seen them range from about 175-300....My mom is big into wine making but she seems to have everything but an oak barrel, so i figure this would be a perfect present for her...Does anyone know the cheapest or best place to order one...

So for Christmas last year my aunt bought me some Mr. Beer kits. She knows i brew beer but instead of the Brewer's Best 5 gallon kits, she got me Mr. Beer 2 gallon kits. I know Mr. Beer isn't too great, but i'm not the type of guy to not pass up 12 gallons of free beer. Granted it won't be as...

I was brewing porter yesterday and while steeping the grains, the temperature got up to like 175. I still do the brewers best kits and the ones in the past had said not to let the grains get past 170° or else tannins would be released. This one did not say that. So did I inadvertently release...

So i'm new here, but have been reading threads for awhile. I've only made 4 batches of beer so far, so i'm still a beginner. I am going to make a 5 gallon batch of smoked vanilla porter. I have been reading different threads on this forum about adding vanilla beans to beer. I've read you can...