Recent content by beanbagg

Thanks in advance. I live in a relatively small apartment in Chicago and space is a premium. The temps in my place are all over the board and I travel work, which means I often have to leave my fermenting carboy unattended. I already have a JC temp controller and am looking to shove a mini...

Thanks in advance. I have had a hell of time keeping my carboy cool enough as my apartment usually gets up to 78 degrees during the day. Most of the tips I have read for keeping it cool are not an option as I am gone for 12-14 hours at a time for work (don't have a basement either)...

Somebody please talk me into buying this brew kettle or against buying this brew kettle. I am on a budget and the price seems right. Just looking for some input as I will be doing 5 gallon batches. Thanks in advance...

Just finished my build. Previous posts were a big help. A friend of a friend in the granite business was able to fabricate a top at no cost. I will post pics at some point.

Looking to move on from extract brewing. I came across this two all grain setups from homebrewstuff.com and was hoping I could get some feedback as to whether either of the below seem like a good deal and would work well. Thanks in advance...