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I got the fridge for 10 bucks on craigslist. controller on Ebay for $20 then $30 in parts at Lowes and I'm good to go. I took pictures of the controller build. I took a scrap piece of plywood and mounted 2 boxes to it. I used 2 cause the fridge in in a closet type thing in the garage and i...

I did my first all grain and the OG was a 1.040. after primary and secondary the FG is 1.002. target was about a 1.014 i think. Is that from a bacteria or wild strain of yeast? 10.5 lbs of grains and the WPL002 yeast. That was in the started for about 24 hours prior. An help would be nice

So I did my starter like normal. About 3oz of dme. Boiled it, cooled it, pitched a wyeast English ale yeast. On the stir plate it looks like it is curtled. When I stop the spin all the clumps fall down and seperate really quick. I've never had a starter do that before. Did I do something wrong?

So between my sisters giftcard to AHS and SWMBO's dads giftcard to Lowes i finally made my MLT today. I got the braided nylon tubing for the inside piece going to the false bottom. Any issues with this? Especially cause it will be under heat for a decent period of time.

I've done a few beer batched but tomorrow is going to be my first Cider. I'd like something a little sweeter. The guy at the LHBS suggested I use red star cote des blancs so i picked up a pack of that. That yeast says it stops working around 12-14% I was wondering if i added a lot of sugar to...

Ive got my 60L steeping right now. Brewing a Cal common tonight. And drinking an amber. Anyone else doing anything exciting?

I made a stir plate yesterday. Once its going it works great and it actually maxing a starter right now. The problem I'm having is that it wont start. I think the magnet (from a hard drive) is too strong to allow the magnet in the motor to get going. Would a bigger fan fix this? the one thats in...

I'm new to homebrewing and am about to brew my second batch. I have a Hefeweizen with liquid extract and the WLP300 yeast. I haven't read anything about making starters using a stir plate until today. I have done searchers but am still confused. What all do i need to do??? I have no problem...

I've been lurking in the forum for a few weeks now as i'm new to home brewing. I've gotten a ton of info so i figured an post my new home made wort chiller. I did the rib cage design but with a single 1/2" inlet that splits to 2 20' 3/8" coils. I figured 2 short coils would keep the whole thing...