Recent content by Tdthrows

Thanks for the great ideas everyone! I'll be giving it a try this weekend. Now if I can just decide what to brew

Wow that's a lot less water than I was thinking. Very good to know! What's the ambient temp in the room?

So how high on the carboy do you have your water in the tub in relation to the wort? Is it equal to the wort level? Or half? Or something else maybe?

How does the digital controller work?

For my second batch, I want to make sure I can keep my fermentation temperatures down so I've decided to try the tub full of water and frozen bottles technique. For those of you who do this, where do you keep your water level in regards to your carboy? I would think that having the cold water...

By "letting it age longer" are you refering to keeping it in the primary longer (I was planning on three weeks in the primary and then bottle) or letting them age in the bottle before drinking them? Or both?

I'll definitely be on the look out for a used chest freezer but until then I guess I'll have to go with the frozen bottles in the tub method. This first batch has been a great learning experience and will probably make my second batch go much more smoothly but I'm still keeping my hopes up that...

Hey everyone! Quick question. I brewed my first batch this past Monday night but didnt put a thermometer on my glass carboy until Thursday. It was reading 78 degrees for the first 12 hours or so and has settled in at 76 degrees and holding. The activity was much higher when I first put the...

Richabt - Nice ghetto fermentation chamber! What material is that? It looks like 3 layers of some kind of insulation. Stuff I assume I could pick up at Home Depot or Lowes? Also, do you just lay your gatoraide bottles on top of the carboy? I couldnt make it to the NFBL meeting last...

Thanks for the advice! A cooler on wheels sounds like a good way to go. I'll have to pick one up! Tallybrewer - Thanks for letting me know about the club and meeting. I checked out the website and it looks great! I cant make the meeting tonight but I will definitely see you at the next...

I live in Tallahassee. Its getting so hot! It seems like we skipped Spring this year and went straight to HOT! I've been contemplating different options for temperature control during fermentation. Right now the temp in my carboy is 78, which I know is hi. What do ya'll do to keep your temps...

Hey everyone! Just brewed my first batch on Monday and everything went smoothly for the most part. Had a few siphoning and filtering complications but got through them hopefully without contaminating my wort. I have enjoyed reading tons of threads over the last few days and look forward to...