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Here's probably your best deal on a cooler to convert. http://m.lowes.com/pd/Igloo-10-Gallon-Plastic-Beverage-Cooler/4767313

Ambient temperature in the chamber is about 80. Thermometer tested fine in ice water.

Ok. So my first 2 days of fermentation was around 68 degrees. About day 5 and most of the fermentation was done in cranked it up to about 80 for 2 days then brought it down to 75 with the plan of slowly bringing it down. Checked this morning and my fermenter was 95+. Waterbath in my chamber was...

1. I picked up a 40 qt stock pot at local grocer for about $30. Works well. 2. Most coolers have poorly insulated lids. A heavy blanket on top does wonders.

Here is a video I just made. The kitchen I'm brewing in is barely big enough to open my oven door and I still manage all grain with fly sparge. https://youtu.be/VIlDRqou-HI

It's struggling. I'm worried about a stall. First time brewing something this big. Gonna give it about 10 days and re-pitch if needed.

I have nothing to put in there so put a pan of boiling water in. Ambient is 82 so hopefully will bring beer up a bit.

Freezer I got on black Friday. I'm in a small apt so couldn't go too big but it works.

Gravity is dropping but it seems to have slowed alot. At 4 1/2 days in it only dropped from 1.059 to 1.055 in past 24 hours. I get paid in 4 days. If it's not below 1.04 or so I may go buy more yeast and re-pitch.

I expected it to be around 1.096. How do I tell if it's stalled or done? I don't have a heater in my fermentation chamber. Should I just turn off temp controls for now?

Ok, I got a gukden draak clone going. OG was fairly high for the recipe. I'm using WLP545. Right now my temp is set at 70f. I understand it's a good Idea to gradually bring up the temp a bit over a few days. Is that true ? Started 4 days ago. OG 1.117 Current 1.058 I'm really afraid of this...

Ok, I got a gukden draak clone going. OG was fairly high for the recipe. I'm using WLP545. Right now my temp is set at 70f. I understand it's a good Idea to gradually bring up the temp a bit over a few days. Is that true ? Started 4 days ago. OG 1.117 Current 1.058 I'm really afraid of this...

I just used a starter kit from local store. Maybe about a quart. Just shook to aerate. I had good activity at about 10 hrs in. Should I plan on having to re-pitch?

I had thought about attaching a hose but I really don't get spillage so I would be adding something that isn't needed. If I ever have a garage and build a tier system I may. Do you mean that I fly sparge or how I fly sparge?

Ok. So the recipe: 10.5 pilsner 5.0 2-row 1.5 crystal 40 3.0 dark amber sugar It's a modification of a gulden draak clone. I'm 2 days in fermentation seems to be going well but maybe not as aggressive as I thought. Big question, for some reason my OG came up at 1.117. Higher than I...

I don't have anything to hold my phone and it's hard to hold horizontal. The recipe called for 90 min mash and boil. This was my first high gravity so nervous about it.

Ok. I made a homebrew video. It's not very good but it's my first. I would love feedback on the video itself and my techniques. Anything I can do to improve (without buying more equipment), etc...be nice please. https://youtu.be/dSBiUG5zia4

Right now I'm set at 70f. Should I go a bit lower since this fermentation should put off alot of heat? My controller is in water bath, not in a thermowell.

Yeast was WLP545 (It was on sale). Here I am 10hrs in.

So my OG came out to 1.117. Is that an issue?