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I have a receptacle wired to the heat side of my STC and I generally keep a hairdryer plugged in to that. One big advantage is that it circulates the air inside so you don't wind up with hot and cold spots.

I'm currently fermenting 10 gallons of "milkshake IPA" designed to be sort of like a lemon creamsicle. After a week of fermentation I zested six lemons, then removed the rind and seeds from four of them, added just enough overproof rum to sanitize, and made a tasty lemon slurry to give my...

The best dark and stormy is Blenheim and Kraken. I would be interested in making something gingery and experimenting with it, but I can't imagine out-ginger-ing Blenheim.

I'll be dry-hopping a rye pale ale on Friday, spying on a neighboring guild on Saturday, and kegging a blonde on Sunday.

I'm making a batch of JAOM. After 2 weeks the mead has started to clear up and the bubbles have slowed to 1 every 20 seconds or so. Am I doing it right? I'm very new to this game and yeah, I'm a little anxious about my first mead, but this just seems... off. EDIT: Bubbling once every 30 seconds...