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I can't say I have noticed mine cycling often. Even with the top open it takes a while to kick back on. My cup of water on the compressor hump is staying at a nice 36*.

the probe in water vs. probe in open air thing has been driving me crazy. both have good reasoning behind them, but then again i am not up on my thermodynamics.

Hey all. First batch of IPA has been kegged and put into my newly built kegerator. It is a Haier 5 cu ft deep freezer with a 10" collar. I have a manual Johnson temp controller set at 36* currently. I have the probe approx 10" from the freezer bottom in open air. The co2 tank is outside of the...

I am a serious IPA fan, and I happen to have a bunch of Amarillo hops left over. So naturally, I'm looking to do an Amarillo IPA next. Will be my second all-grain batch. Any suggestions?

....nevermind. Please delete.

sounds like a plan.

With that in consideration, being that im reinvigorating fermentation with the 1/2 cup of sugar, should I let it in the secondary a few weeks to clear? Would it be overly hoppy since I've already added dry hops? Trying to compensate as much as possible. Thanks for all the help.

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Gotcha. Will it not continue to ferment to final in the secondary? Is fermentation supposed to reach final gravity before moving to the secondary? Sorry if i am repeating myself. Just trying to burn this into brain now. haha

What is the reason for two weeks in the primary? Im going by a recipe and it says in 3 days or when fermentation slows to transfer. Its pretty cloudy, and I don't have any DME left. I suppose sugar is my best available bet at this point. My directions say when fermentation is complete...

Really? Anyone else have experience with adding sugar to do this?

Hello all. Brewing my first batch, which is a Sweetwater 420 clone. Tonight was end of the third day since it was put into the primary fermenter. Fermenting had slowed drastically. I pulled a gravity reading and it was 1.011. Final gravity for this brew is 1.008-1.009. My mistake was pouring...