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Goose Island's Bourbon County Brand Stout is available now. I would recommend picking up a four pack. Also, I don't think anyone has mentioned Revolution. Their Anti Hero IPA is one of my favorites.

+1... I plan on brewing one around the first of the year and lagering it for a few months.

You win.

The chilling water never comes into contact with the wort or any tubing that the wort travels through. As for the high heat aspect, most chill to around 100ºF (which, in most cases, happens in under 15 minutes) then switch to the pump, recirculating ice water to get it down to pitching...

I have a BM in Vocal Performance so, naturally, I am a security supervisor at a nuclear plant. :)

Dry ice in some water?

You could just get a small sump pump to recirculate ice water through the chiller. Many on here have used this technique with success and dramatically reduced their chilling time.

I've had worse siphoning sessions that what you've described here without adverse effects. The beer will probably be just fine.

Have to jump on the band wagon... To go from making good beer to making great beer, fermentation temperature control is the single most important aspect. Happy yeast make happy brewers.

This (or a comparable chiller) should be on your list... http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/standard-chiller-3-8-x25-with-vinyl-tubing.html

Under mash settings, you can adjust so that it doesn't give you that annoying 2nd sparge...

+1 I just drape the power and temp probe cords over the side. They aren't big enough to cause any thermal/cooling loss... That being said, if you want a cleaner looking installation, that method should work just fine. You'll just have to rewire your heater.

Better Bottles.

Dry yeast does not require a starter. Just rehydrate in about 10x the weight in ~100ºF water for 20 min or so before pitching. (eg - 11.5g sachet in 110-115g water). For a bigger beer pitch two sachets.

If I had that kind of money, I would purchase the abandoned Gebhard Brewery property in my hometown of Morris, IL. From there I would have to spend a whole lot of my winnings to secure possible copyrights, etc. and return the site to an operational brewery. Add a restaurant, a museum...

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32,757.5 + 5.5 Gallons Pale Lager (Attempt at a Shift clone...) 32763

I sent them my filtered water. Figured I might as well send them exactly what I use.

Well, I went with the Control Products TC-9102D-HV for my temperature control needs and I am quite happy with it so far... I used this build and took my time on the wiring. At first I was sure I screwed something up because I could not get the relays to independently control each outlet. Then...

Thanks for all the informative responses! I do tend to agree with you, passedpawn. I often find myself thinking that for the price of a tank a gas, I could have this or that... One of the reasons I was looking outside the realm of Johnson/Ranco type controllers, is that I very mush enjoy the...