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Phenomenal information here, thank you all so much. Going to keep doing some digging, but this has absolutely put me on the right track. I'm going to take your advice SanPancho, hopefully a repair tech has some good info!

It'd be tucked behind a shed, so it doesn't need to be pretty. You think if it's given a bit of shade and bug protected that it'd be okay outside? If so that'd be amazing!

I have a small outdoor area that I'd love to have a permanent kegerator, but it is fully outdoors. Does anybody know of a way that a mini fridge could be wrapped, or otherwise protected, to survive outdoors full time? I'm in the southwest, so there's no snow and not much rain throughout the...

Does it make a difference as to whether it's aged in the bottle or in the carboy, though? I'm going back and forth between bottling and then aging or just leaving it in the carboy to do it's thing for another few months. The advantage to the carboy is that it's easy to let it sit, and then I...

I've had a batch of this going for a few weeks and am starting to think about how long to keep it in the carboy. The post said to let it go for 3 months, and that it starts tasting the best around 6 months. Should it be bottled around 3 months and stored until 6 months, or could I just leave...

That sounds easy enough. I'll try to find a recipe similar to this so I don't goof it up, but it sounds like a low investment!

I know it's difficult based on the description, but here goes from their website: Sweet Red. Light, chilled red made from Concord grapes with a berry nose and strawberry and cherry flavors. It’s fantastic with fresh fruit, mild cheeses, and your favorite red sauces. My wife LOVES this wine...

Ah, got it. Correction, then: I do have a HLT! :p:p:p

So my thought on this was to put the wort back in the boil kettle, but then to heat the extra water in a separate pot. So essentially instead of the benefit of an actual HLT I'd just be heating water in a standard pot. I think that would work okay, wouldn't it? The keggle would be off to the...

Mash tun is a converted home depot water cooler

Got it! Thank you again, and sorry for plastering this post with the instructions. I just really want to make sure I have a pretty good understanding of what I'm to do, so that way moving forward I have an accurate basis for comparison. :mug:

Good to know, thank you! I don't have a HLT unfortunately, so I was planning to maybe get 2 pots going? Or perhaps it'd be better to get the 5 gallons near boil, add 1-2 gallons, and use a wort chiller to bring the temp down real quick on the remaining portion? I'm not entirely sure what will...

Okay, I feel like I'm getting closer! :p 1. Heat 2.75 gallons to 166° F 2. Add water to mash tun, stir in grains (make sure to break up all grain/no dough balls) 3. Verify temp is close to 154°. Rest 60 minutes. 3a. Heat 1-2 gallons strike water to near boiling 3b. Heat 3-4 gallons sparge...

You guys are amazing, thanks so much! With these updates in mind, does it look like I've understood correctly? 1. Heat 2.75 gallons to 166° F 2. Add water to mash tun, stir in grains (make sure to break up all grain/no dough balls) 3. Verify temp is close to 154°. Rest 60 minutes. 3a...

Hello all! I'm preparing for my second all grain brew and am trying to make sure I don't screw it up (you know, more than usual). I ordered the Nut Brown Ale kit from Northern Brewer, but the instructions are quite vague. Our first all grain brew was definitely a case of winging it, so this...