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How far down the fermentor does the glycol jacket go? would it be able to cool smaller batches?

I'm planning on brewing a raspberry ale this summer, so any tips on what to do (or not to do) would be appreciated.

How long do grains generally last?

Thanks for the replies The first thing i checked was my hydrometer, which was good. Coopers was the only yeast the LHBS had. I added dextrose to see if the yeast or the extract was the problem. The fact that it started fermenting once the dextrose added would lead me to believe the extract is...

Hi I've got two batches ( a stout and a porter) of extract with steeped grains that have stalled at ~1.035. One started at 1.058 and the other at 1.056. They have been fermenting for 5 and 2 weeks respectively. Both were started with s-05 and fermented around 70-72f. I hadn't taken a...

Hi Just thought i'd say hi! I just opened my first brew last night and it was glorious! It was a brewhouse ipa kit three weeks in the bottle. In hindsight i would have dryhopped it, but i didn't know about dryhopping back then, lol I've got another brewhouse kit in the secondary and i...

How long did it take between ordering the hops and delivery. I've ordered some plants from them and am already getting impatient. Thanks

I checked that out the other day. Hopefully i'll make it out to the next meeting!

they seem to be going for $40-42 in calgary How did the american lager turn out?