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Any recommendations on a hydrometer (brand/model)?

NB Deluxe Starter Kit with plastic carboys and Caribou Slobber ingredients is what my wife ordered for me for Christmas this year. The deal was for the kit plus the Dark Star burner for free + flat rate shipping. Just need to pick up a kettle now. I believe Dark Star burner supports 10 gallon...

1st generation born here in the U.S. from a large Italian family! :) I absolutely love the nickname.

Thanks for timely responses! Heating the garage is not an option so I will definitely have to find a place in the house for the carboys. 62-65 degrees F is the ideal fermentation temp for most ales, that is good to know. @Flars: That is an excellent question. As I am just starting I definitely...

I just received the Deluxe Starter Kit from Northern Brewer (they included the Dark Star burner for free!) as a Christmas present so I now have a few questions as I wait for my kit to arrive: 1) I now need a kettle and really like the eight and 10 gallon Megapot 1.2s, yet am not sure why I...

I wanted to say hello and express how helpful this forum and site have already been as I teach myself the basics of home brewing. Thank you for all the great info as well as responses so far which have shed light on many of the questions a noobie to home brewing must face. Stu