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Hello all; This is my third time brewing at home and I decided to try the California Steam from Midwest using Wyeast. Everthing went well on brew day, but after 2 days I have yet to see any activity in the airlock. The Wyest packed puffed up well and I chilled the wort down to 65 degrees...

I didn't take gravity readings on this as it was a kit and the budget was a little short after buying all the equipment for my first home brew. The hydrometer is on my short list and I will be using one next time.

Unfortunately the tubing I bought to transfer from the bucket didn't fit the spigot. I had some spillage and cleaned up the tubing with tap water. I ended up siphoning from the open bucket into the carboy. I wasn't worried too much about infection at this point as there was a very robust...

Ooops! Also new to posting pictures here :D All set now (I hope!) :o

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so here it is. Thanks again, Steve

Two weeks ago I brewed a 5 gallon batch of Pumpkin Ale. All went well and I was very careful to sanitze everything properly. Last week I tranfered from the bucket to my carboy. Everything didn't go as planned as there were some issues with the way the tubing fit as well as the siphoning. I...

Hi all I'm getting ready to do my first extract brew (finally!) and I'm not sure if it is ok to just add water out of the tap after the boil. I saw a thread asking a similar question and there seemed to be some disagreement as to whether the water being added needed to be boiled prior to...

I haven't done my first batch yet, but I finally do have all the equipment I need. I opted for the Edgestar refigerator that is the same as their kegerator, but without the tap, and just a plug on the top. There are 2 things that I really like about it. The first is I don't have to lift the...

I saw this video on youtube last weekend and thought it might help... It looks like it is best to do with a conical... I was also surprised to earn that you should only resuse yeast a certain number of times due to mutations! Cheers :mug: Steve

Thanks for the ideas! I really like the idea of the L bracket, but with the Johnson A419 I have the wires coming out the bottom of the unit. I ended up ordering the lock strips that are used with EZPass transponders - hopefully they will serve the purpose. I also ended up ordering an...

Can anyone offer advice on mounting a Johnson A419 control on a freezer chest? Id like to mount it to the front, but I don't want to start drilling not knowing where the cooling lines are.

Thanks - I had the same question after reading a kegerator conversion article in Septembers Brew Your Own magazine. They showed an airlock (as well as a thermowell) being installed on top of the kegerator. I understand that CO2 is produced, but I didn't think venting it from the fermentation...

Thank you for the advice. I'm going to rethink going with the Edgestar fridge. Using a chest freezer sounds like a much less complicated (and less expensive) route. I read about people putting the probe on the side of the carboy and insulating, so I'll definately be doing that and I'll use a...

Hi all! :) I'm in the proces of purchasing the equipment I'm going to need for my first home brewing adventure (I have brewed at a BOP before). I'm planning on using a refrigerator for the fermentation process and am looking for advice on the temperature control. I've pretty much decided...