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6' windows! The cabinet is 4' 6"

I am building a DIY temp Controller and am using a paint can heater for the heating

Mounted the heat sync control board on back mount: Looks sharp anywhere in the house:

Cut square hole in back to mount the cooling system and fans and taped seams with insulation tape: 2X4 mounting plate for the cooling thermal heat sink:

3/4" pink insulation board on the bottom: And on the top: And the sides with the 1" insulation: Doors

Shelves removed: One shelf was moved to the bottom: One was to attached to the ceiling, I filled the space with standard insulation inside:

I removed the cooling system from a coolant-free mini fridge

Here is my build. $25 dollar Craigslist TV Armoire Insulation to line the armoire:

I just bought a pound of the 2011 leaf crop. They are 9.0AA which is really high for this hop

i have had my beer bottled for 11 days and I chilled one bottle yesterday and tried it tonight. Really good, not enough carbo yet, the rest of the bottles are still conditioning and will be for another week +. I am very surprised. I don't know why I was expecting the worst... I am hooked! I...

update: the fermentation for the first 3 days was pretty vigorous now the last 3 days it has slowed down to minimum bubbles, the temp was running around 72-74 degrees. The temp here has dropped now and the carboy is 64-66 deg. I am assuming this is the beginning of the attenuation phase?? I will...

I did my first all-grain brew this past weekend. I am new to this and I thought this was a pale ale recipe. Here is what I brewed: 60min single infusion mash, batch sparge, 60min boil, 8 days Primary, 6 days secondary -> bottles Here is the ingredient list: Malt: 10# 2-Row Pale Malt .5#...

The brew day went well. I had a problem with my wort chiller spraying water on the kettle lid right when it started. I don't think any water hit the wort, but if it did the water was still at boil temp. This is a lot darker than I expected. A good krausen is going in the fermenter now.

I am using White labs California Ale WLP001 for yeast. starting a culture tonight for Saturday pitch

Love the show! Glad to see another episode