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If you go this route, toss whatever yeast packet is in that off the shelf "cheaper kit", likely it's old.... Ask a LHBS place to provide a fresh dry yeast packet suitable for the style of beer being brewed

What Floyd said and.....then add.. if you are not able to, or planning fermentation temp control,, consider a beer that uses a very heat tolerant yeast (Saison) A simple extract Saison ale can be brewed with high success rate

It's done when you get stabile SG readings over a few days (Day 14 reading 1.002---Day 16 reading 1.002--Day 18 reading 1.002) LIkely your recipe instructions also had a target final gravity to shoot for. Being at or near that number is also a good indication it's done. Secondary? Sure do it...

I have bought three STC-100 From three different Amazon retailers. One shipped from China direct, two came from US locations, ALL THREE came in the same packaging, not just the OEM inner cardboard box, but the same plastic tape and outer overpack.. leading me to believe, they all started at the...

The issue is alleged.. The freezer cooling system runs until temp sensor in the center of 5 gal of liquid reaches the target temp. At that point the freezer has cooled the chamber and most of the liquid to a temp colder then the target temp. No idea who makes this claim,,,,, but it's not I...

Use a small 1000 watt ceramic heater with a built in fan. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=1000+watt+cermaic+heater+with+fan&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3A1000+watt+cermaic+heater+with+fan That will work as long as the temp probe is in the beer (thermo well) or a...

:( $300 - $400 or more with accessories, and double or more if you're looking to do several buckets at a time..??? Sorry no... thats a solution looking for a problem to solve by throwing money at it. It's neat. I'll bet it work great,, and if it solves some weird issue a Home Brewer has with...

Hey we all have a cross to bare in the pursuit of Brew success.

I've read that as well HERE on the internet.. But not an any of the established published reference for home brewers, nor is it a adjustable variable in any of the priming calculators I've seen. I'd be interested in someone explaining their position, background, research or experience that...

Some do this I guess.. me, I don't want all that yeast., yeast waste in my keg of beer being served. And well.. I want to serve beer from my kegs, so i ferment in buckets. .. I just dont own enough Kegs to leave wort/beer in them for weeks at a time

Pretty sure from his first post.... the OP is talking about a commercial keg of beer. If so his issues should not be either his recipe, nor that the beer is not carbed. Line length, beer temp (not what the kegerator is set at, but what the beer has chilled to) and shaken keg that has not...

You poor man..... fell into the "This will do" trap... :) No worries many of us do.... myself included, which is why I have a STC-1000 equipped 8cuFt keezer that fits two buckets or 4 Ball lock kegs.. and a 13Cu ft keezer W /STC-1000 that will fit three buckets I just built......and I search...

What yeast? What temp did you pitch at? What was the OG?

I applaud your innovative work around. But doubt your getting the fermented beer and bucket to a cold enough temp to effect "Cold Crashing". Opinions very, but you commonly you see 34f deg or so for several days cited as what is needed to accomplishing cold crashing a beer prior to bottling...

Nothing to do with you having used O2 from any source (Medical, refillable Welding tanks, disposable O2 cylinders) You had a violent fermentation due to temps... Folks say there is no need for O2 aeration in general.. Other folks say it helps. Im in the, cant hurt category. And as I have...

That is a GREAT resource,, BUT.. keep in mind there are more then one size (outer dimensions) of 6.5 gal buckets. I had to go buy 2 new "tall style " 6.5 gal buckets to get both of them in my first chamber build. The point is.. Know what type (size / style) bucket was used to make the suggest...

Is your starsan bucket an equal height to the carboy? I would think the only way it could suck back that much would be if it started a siphon action during the normal low volume liquid movement that might suck back during temp or pressure changes. The contraction of 5 gal of beer when cooled a...

I use a Brewers Hardware 16" straight wall thermowell for my STC-1000 with black plastic sensor. http://www.brewershardware.com/16-Stainless-Steel-Thermowell.html ID = .305" OD= .375

I attached the collar to the lid.. and the lid hinges from collar to freezer. 1: I did not want to add the collar height to the distance I had to lift 5 gal of beer in a bucket over, and later full kegs. 2: It was easy to use a few existing holes in the lid to mechanically attach the collar to...

I attached the collar to the lid.. and the lid hinges from collar to freezer. 1: I did not want to add the collar height to the distance I had to lift 5 gal of beer in a bucket over, and later full kegs. 2: It was easy to use a few existing holes in the lid to mechanically attach the collar...