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Hello! I've been doing my homework investigating how to brew a cream ale with the ingredients I have at hand (I live in Latinamerica). One suitable source of corn we have readily at hand here is precooked cornmeal. It is different from the cornmeal you find elsewhere in that, well, it is...

Hello! I've been doing my homework investigating how to brew a cream ale with the ingredients I have at hand (I live in Latinamerica). One suitable source of corn we have readily at hand here is precooked cornmeal. It is different from the cornmeal you find elsewhere in that, well, it is...

Thanks day_trippr! You just made my day. I'll set up my fermentation fridge this weekend!

Hello! I just bought a digital temperature controller to connect my fridge to so I can have controlled fermentation. However I'm having a hard time trying to understand the wiring. Attached is a photo of the terminals, maybe someone with electrical knowledge can help! Thanks!

Thank you paperairplane very insightful answer

However I wonder: I ferment one batch of blonde ale and another of amber ale under same circumstances and same yeast strain. Blonde has no fusels. Amber does. However I'll test temperature control. :) :)

Yes. Temperature is uncontrolled. I'll ferment my next batch inside a controlled fridge. Thanks!!!

I just hate fusels. Many batches fighting, still going. ;(

Hello all: this is a very newbie question, but simple as it is. Do you foresee any problems when using a fermentation bucket at half its capacity? I.E. fermenting just 2.5 gallons and leaving all the space free? Should I expect any issues? Thanks!

Hello friends. A month ago I ordered a couple of vials of White Labs' WLP001 which unfortunately were poorly handled (were not shipped in ice). They had to endure 5 summer days out there reaching Florida. Once I got them, I opened one of the vials and it was highly carbonated and froth...

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