Grizwold1

Once the ice starts to melt around the coils, it could create a thermal layer of water that impacts heat transfer. Being stuck inside a...

Ice bucket with a small recirculation pump then?

Makes you wonder what geniuses are designing some of this equipment. Cleaning is one of the most important things in homebrewing and...

Point well taken. that's ~$50.oo worth of ingredients for next couple of brews:ban:

No--didn't notice that. oh well...

Or a large tub of water and an aquarium heater

If it is smaller than a standard corny, that would be a problem. I can deal with it if it's the same. Not sure it's worth the...

Anvil has a sale on now--5 gallon fermenter is half off at $49.00. Anyone have experience using these? I currently ferment in a Corney...

Good to know about the tap water for the first part of the chill down. I typically put the IC in the boiling wort for about 20 mins to...

Probably neater than the plastic wrap and duct tape that I used:ghostly:

Only seal the top and two sides, leaving the bottom alone

I have a drop light connected to a temperature controller inside of my fermentation fridge. If you don’t have an enclosed chamber, a...

If you extra freezer space then you are fortunate. My wife packs our freezer, I often joke that it would be tough to fit a paper clip...

The best dry hop solution that I've found is a 6-gal keg fitted with one of these. It allows me to run my fermentation in my standard...

This is what I do. Daisy chain 2 kegs, put dry hops in first keg and purge them with fermentation gas, then when it's time, transfer...