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I don't have the room nor time to be brewing anymore so I'm looking to get rid of my entire setup. Everything has only been used for a single brew and some items have never been used. I'm looking for a local deal as I think it would cost way too much to ship this but am open to suggestions? I...

I actually brewed it a couple weeks ago but was within 2014 +5 gallons of Amber Ale (First Batch!) Total = 2631.5 gallons

Thanks for the clarification! I was pretty sure I had understood that incorrectly. I also like the idea of aluminum foil! I have collected spent bottle caps for a couple years now so I ended up sanitizing a few of those to seal my empty bottles. It seemed like a good idea at the time but it was...

Hey! I'm also getting ready to bottle my first batch today and my bottles are just about done soaking so I'll be sanitizing very soon. From what I have learned, as long as the liquid of the Starsan is emptied from the bottles you're good to go. "Don't fear the foam" seems to be a pretty...

Hey thanks for the reply! My highest temp was about 65 degrees for a 5 gallon batch. I honestly have no idea the amount of CO2 volume I want but the calculators seem to suggest about 2.5 for the Amber Ale's, which I guess would be about normal? I have a couple hours until I start bottling...

Tomorrow, it will be 14 days since I brewed a True Brew Amber Ale extract kit and I'm super stoked to bottle tomorrow. I'm currently getting my checklist together and had a question regarding the amount of priming sugar to use? My kit came with a 5 oz. packet of undefined 'Priming Sugar' for...

Could I score a code please? :mug:

Awesome, thanks! :ban:

Wow, thanks everyone! :) The guy ended up selling the chest freezer before I made it over to his house :smack: so it looks like I'll have a little more time to research the proper controller! Fahrenheit is definitely more familiar but I wouldn't be against reading in Celsius to help me...

Thanks for the help! I have done a bit of looking around at controllers and the STC1000 seems the cheapest but electrical work is definitely one of my weaknesses. :( I like the idea of the pre-wired ones like the Ranco Dual-Stage but that extra money could buy my next 4 or so kits! I have a...

Cool idea, thanks!

Hey everyone! I've been having one hell of a time trying to keep my primary within a stable temp range and have finally decided I need to get myself a ferm chamber. I was going to use a mini-fridge and build a bigger box for it but have found an amazing deal on a chest freezer. My question...

Not intending to hi-jack this thread but I have been questioning something similar to this. I am on well water also so I ended up using 2 gallons of purified water and 3 gallons of spring water for my first batch a week ago. Would I have been better off using all distilled water?

I too am wondering this!