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was wondering if anyone uses the swamp cooler method when fermenting ur beer. Im thinking of doing this with my brew this weekend to hopefully get it at a better fermenting temp. I keep my house temp at about 73 im hoping by using this method (big plastic bin full of cold water and maybe some...

ok thanks, so when u say rack the wort onto the sugar, do u mean use a siphon tube or spigot with tubing to pour the wort onto the mixed sugar and water? i dont stir or anything? is the wort still at fermenting temp? sugar mixture hot?

Hey guys, im new to the brewing scene and will be doing my first extract brew this weekend. My question is what is the proccess for bottling?? I have priming sugar but when do i add it? how do i add it? and does it matter what size bottles i use? i have about 30 or so 12 oz bottles and 4...

i like that natty greenes buckshot tap handle!! thats some good ol NC local beer right there!

thanks guys, is there a difference between a bucket from LHBS and a bucket from say lowes?? only asking b/c im a good 45 minutes from the nearest LHBS but about 3 minutes from lowes.

Was wondering if a food grade plastic water jug would work to ferment my first extract brew in. The guy at LHBS said it would probly be fine for at least one batch. Would i be better off useing a 5gal bucket with a lid? Gonna be buying a glass carboy in a few weeks but in the mean time with this...

Well finished up my wort chiller! ran some water through it and it worked great!!! now im ready to do my first brew with it!

ok guys, just got home from lowes! now my question is what to use as a guide as i wrap my piping. Is a paint can good or should it be something wider?

ok thanks, that does help but where can i get these pumps?? lowes? do i need to look for any specific quality when looking for pumps?

Ok im not to the point yet of building my single tier system yet but looking into what its gonna cost me to put it together, so my question is what type of pump do u guys use to pump ur water from ur HLT to ur MLT and then to ur Boiler? do u need 2 pumps? are they easy to set up? If i get 2 old...

ok, thanks. i think they had some 3/8 copper 25ft for around 30 bucks, wasn't sure if that would be enough. but sounds like it should work just fine. Ill give it a shot.

Hey guys, im new to the brew world. Im gonna be doing my first extract brew this weekend. Right now all i have is my boil kettle, burner, fermantor, air lock and all my ingredients. I feel like i have everything i need except a chiller. Are there any fairly cheap ways to make a chiller? Ive...

thinks man, yeah i stay about 40 minutes from raleigh. thats where i got all my ingredients and stuff so far.

Hey guys! im new to homebrewing and just bought an extract ingredient kit from a local brew supply shop. I plan on brewing my first batch this coming weekend. Starting with an extract brew of a brown ale so i can ferment at pretty much room temp and not need as much equipment to get started. Im...