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Just curious if you ever mocked anything up, or have pictures of what you finally went with. I've got a standard Penrose kettle with no customizations, but I'm thinking about getting another one, and I'd be really interested to see how others have pimped theirs. Thanks!

Thanks for the links, Revvy. Looks like my best bet might actually be buying one of those torch kits, for now. I appreciate the background reading. :)

I recently purchased a diffusion stone (Here's the one I got from Austin Home Brew). I also purchased a couple bernzomatic oxygen canisters from Home Depot. Now I'm trying to figure out how to attach them to each other. The Home Depot and Lowes near me both sell regulators for propane and...

After letting it go a bit longer in the secondary than I intended, I bottled my first batch tonight. It finished at 1.028, so still pretty high. The sample I tasted was a little thin, surprisingly, but the flavors were nice and it wasn't too sweet. I'm hoping after a few weeks to get carbonated...

I also tried the swirling the carboy for about a week. I did it 3 or 4 times a day. I never got any more yeast activity. My OG was stuck at 1.035. I haven't checked it since I added the yeast starter, but I am seeing activity, so I'm hoping it's going down. I probably won't have a chance to...

An update: I made a yeast starter (100 G of amber DME, 1L of water boiled for 15 minutes, then cooled) with Wyeast 1945 NB NeoBritannia and dumped that into my secondary. After 24 hours of inactivity, I started to see a bubbly head of kraussen forming on top of the beer! I haven't taken...

I have a feeling aeration is probably the problem with my attempt. After having read some threads on the subject, it seems I didn't do nearly enough agitating of the wort before pitching. I've just ordered an oxygenation stone to see if I can do another batch with a much, much higher...

This is distressing to hear. I've got the exact some problem with the exact same kit. I just ordered more yeast to try to repitch with some yeast nutrient. My primary fermentation (at 63 degrees) went well for 3 days, then stopped at 1.035. I let it sit for a week, then racked into a...