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got it..........I think I'm all set now. Thanks for the help.

Thanks. I've convinced myself on that, but appreciate the 2nd opinion. What about the DME? Looks to me like it's 4 lbs total, since it's worded "Increase DME to 4 lb"....................base recipe calls for 2 lbs.

Hello - I'm going to brew a red this weekend. Got the recipe out of the "clone recipes for US Beers" book, and I plan to do the all extract alternate method. New at this and having a hard time deciphering the all-extract recipe instructions. Base recipe says: 1) Heat 2 gal. water to 164...

yes, mercury free.......still a bit paranoid. thanks for the welcome. still in information overload, but my homebrew store has been outstanding!

Thanks...........definitely will buy one....not worth the risk or aggravation I went through last night. I was actually close to throwing the whole batch out until I realized the thermo. did not actually break. that said...........since it didn't actually break, I'm thinking the beer should...

for starters........I'm new to the homebrew business. I just did my third batch last night and ran into a thermometer problem at the end. This is the closest thread I could find........hoping someone can give me a quick bit of advice. I used a drop in beer/wine thermo. during the grain...