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    Pumpkin Ale - Fermenting in a Pumpkin

    Thanks Berserker, I'll have to check that later - I can't see the pics at work. IB Mongo good point, I'll need to buy another air lock - the one i have no is already cracked after only 2 months.
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    Pumpkin Ale - Fermenting in a Pumpkin

    Yesterday I brewed a Pumpkin Ale and right now I have it in my plastic bucket. But I have heard about fermenting in a pumpkin. If I wanted to secondary ferment a small amount, how would one do this? I tried googling it and didn't come up with anything.
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    Newb needs help controlling temp in 2nd floor apartment.

    put the towel on top of the plastic keg tub then TY? I'm trying to figure out how I'd rig the box fan without it being directly on top.
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    Newb needs help controlling temp in 2nd floor apartment.

    Kyle, I bought a 12 pack of bottles so i'm set with those... yeah it's cool outside, but my building is a humid box (good for my cigars i guess)... It'll be 60 outside, but 75 in my apartment. How many water bottles would you suggest using? I've been using 3-4.. maybe I should use more (though...
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    Newb needs help controlling temp in 2nd floor apartment.

    Hmm I'm using something like this: http://www.essentialpartyrentals.com/Images/products/small/BS15.jpg Which isn't doing the job, I would be that a cooler would insulate a bit better.
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    Newb needs help controlling temp in 2nd floor apartment.

    I think I was way off what I thought a swamp coller was, google image search found me this: http://www.brew-dudes.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/swamp-cooler-002.jpg correct?
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    Newb needs help controlling temp in 2nd floor apartment.

    Gold Miner, do you use a swamp cooler? I didn't see any swamp coolers in my search that used ice bottles? Maybe I found the wrong thing...
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    Newb needs help controlling temp in 2nd floor apartment.

    What model do you have, it looks like there are quite a few.
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    Newb needs help controlling temp in 2nd floor apartment.

    Hmm, yeah I'd like to buy a fridge, but I'm not sure where to look for a cheap one (not in college any more where I can pick one up at the end of the year)... In Chicago it's going to be getting cold soon, but really this whole thing is a matter of getting a constant temp. Adding the water...
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    Newb needs help controlling temp in 2nd floor apartment.

    Hello all, I'm new to the forums and brewing in general. I've been thinking about getting into it for years and finally made the leap. Two weeks ago I had a friend that is tested in the field help me out. We didn't use a thermometer to measure the boiling temperature or the hydrometer since...
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