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Seems like they are doing big things.

Sorry, I had an additional thought about the heat pad. The outer liquid will be much warmer than the inner liquid inside the carboy. Will this be an issue?

This is great guys, both the link to the blackbox and description of what the STC does is great. Extremely helpful!

How do you run the heating pad and freezer at the same time with the STC?

My probe is just in the freezer about halfway down, recording the ambient temp. Interesting idea on the heatpad freezer combo. I was thinking one controller for the heatpad and another for the freezer. Gets too hot, the freezer activates...gets too cold, the heatpad activates.

Hi All, I currently have a chest freezer along with a digital temperature controller. However is there a better way of keeping the temperature consistent? I know certain yeast will end up tasting different if fermented at 68 degrees versus 72 degrees...but it seems like my setup fluctuates...

Thank you all for the great replies. I can't wait to get started on my second batch. I will probably brew from recipes until I get a handle on things.

Hi All, New home brewer here. Just finished my first batch, which was a kit (Plinian Legacy, a Pliney the Elder homage). My question is, if I start to experiment and brew my own beer...how do I determine what I am making, whether it be an IPA, double IPA, etc? For example, if I extract...