Mostly Pale Ales. I just finished an IPA that didnt turn out so hot but was still drinkable (I had an issue with my siphon). Right now I have an oatmeal stout in the primary, so far so good. Wanted to do it for St. Patty's Day. Just depends on what you like to drink. I get all my stuff from...
I'm pretty new to brewing (5 extract brews so far) and this site seems like a great resource. I live in Hawaii so I'm kinda limited to doing just higher temp. fermentations which is fine with me (love IPA's). I'd like to start doing all grain brews in the future just need the time, money and...
Hey mj, I think your cooling method will work just fine. I keep my fermenter in a bucket kinda like yours and just cycle two 16oz. frozen bottles of water out in the morning and at night with the water level at about halfway up. So far its worked pretty good. I'm on my fifth batch right now...