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Thanks for the advice. I may try the Son Of A Fermentation Chiller, but I'm not settled on it yet. Otherwise, my mini fridge will become a fermentation chamber.

Hey, I have been brewing all sorts of ales since December. I was looking at getting into some lagers, but I know that a lower fermentation temperature and more delicate fermentation techniques are usually required. I currently ferment in a closet that stays approx. 70F which is not ideal for...

Ok, there's all this talk about 12/21/12 and how the gravity is going to reverse or a meteor is going to incinerate us or an alien race is going to steal the world's supply of beer. The latter being the worst of course. So in honor of all of this negativity, I decided to make something...

For me, I have added cinnamon and vanilla to a couple brews. I have had better success with cinnamon stick rather than ground cinnamon and have only used vanilla beans. What I do is cut the vanilla bean in half and then slice it down the middle, not all the way though, to expose the inside...

This is for Wilkonsonville, MA (Sutton, MA south), highest levels detected ever: Calcium 0 Magnesium 0 Sodium 7.7 Chloride 250 Sulfate 250 Ammonia 0 Nitrite 0 Nitrate 0 pH 8.5 Hardness as CaCO3 0 Alkalinity as CaCO3 0

Thanks for the tip. I haven't seen any stir plates at that price! Another investment towards brewing good beer :mug:

No, I haven't used it, but have seen it a couple times. Maybe I'll use that to help calculate for next time. I spoke too soon on this thread, my airlock is heavily bubbling away this morning! Looks like it should be good to go.

Think I should get another vial of WLP005 and pitch to make up for the smaller starter? Would you have recommended a 1/2 gal starter for it or bigger?

Ok, I brewed an all grain coffee stout today (Sunday). OG 1.096. I made a White Labs yeast starter (British Ale) on Friday (2 days ago). I made a QT starter with 1 QT water and 1 cup of Light DME. I cooled to fermentation temp and put the starter in a gallon glass jug, pitched the yeast and...

I want one!

Willing to drive to pick up, but I'm looking to start kegging. I've been brewing since December and have been enjoying craft beer since way before. I'd love to feature some brews on tap. I missed out on a four 5 gallon Corny keg, 2 regulators, 2 CO2 tanks system on Craiglist by a day. To get...