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I attached it to the garage door opener rails in my garage. Works like a charm! :ban:

My first was BIAB - a 5-gallon pale ale based on a recipe someone posted to this forum, in fact. I haven't had a problem with temp drops during the mash - in fact, I originally was counting on some temp drops, and had to adjust my strike water temps to account for the fact that my mash doesn't...

Welcome! I live a bit west of RDU, but commute to Chapel Hill for work and school. Sounds like I'm a week or two behind you with my first brew - also a pale ale. I'll rack to the secondary probably sometime next week. Right now I'm trying to decide what to brew next once my primary fermenter...

canyon - That's an impressive setup! One of the nice things about homebrewing is that there's always another level to aspire to! brewenc - ;) Thanks!

No significant Deutsch background here; just a former high school German student run amok. :)

Welcome! I used to live north of Denver and loved it, so I'm terribly envious of anyone living on the Front Range. I'm stressing a little about my first batch because I let some plain tap water from the airlock get into the freshly pitched wort. I'm just going to let it go - a little reading...

I've tried to respond twice now, and my responses appear to be pending moderator review. Not sure why, but I'll try responding without the link... I made EdWort's Bee Cave Haus Pale Ale, found on this forum, using an all-grain BIAB method (also found on this forum). Things went pretty well...

Here's to beer! Fellow NC transplant and n00b brewer here. Stout is next on my to-brew list. Interested to hear how it turns out.

Welcome! I'm another newbie from NC (a little north of the Charlotte folks). I have a pale ale in the fermenter, and so far the waiting is the hardest part!

I brewed EdWort's Bee Cave Haus Pale Ale - all grain using BIAB method. I did drink the sample I took for OG - it tasted good and had a terrific color. It is currently bubbling away happily in the fermenter. Brew day went well - a few lessons learned - but no major disasters. Already...

Used this recipe to brew my first yesterday! It went (mostly) smoothly. I went AG BIAB and stuck exactly to the recipe (except for the hops - LHBS only had 8.8% Cascade, so I dialed back the amounts). The sample I look for OG reading was a gorgeous color and tasted pretty good. It is now...

Hello all, I'm a new homebrewer in North Carolina. My first batch is currently on the stove, and I'm trying to distract myself so I won't fiddle with it. :) I've already found a ton of helpful information here, so thanks to everyone for their wisdom and willingness to share it.