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Do you just plug the ferm wrap into the controller?

I've been doing some research and i'm still really confused how some of these temperature controllers work. What I want to do is use an old fridge as a fermentation chamber and keep it at a steady temperature. I've checked out the Elitech STC-1000, the Johnson Controls digital thermostat...

Awesome! I'm gonna get on it soon. Thanks!

Are you from Fort Wayne by chance?

any chance on getting an extract conversion for this? Never done a recipe before but would love to try this.

Found this recipe somewhere a while ago. Thinking about trying it out, but want some advice on it. I'm still an extract brewer, and have only ever done kits so this would be my first recipe that I've tried. Thanks for any advice. Recipe (word for word) after next line...

I'm only doing extract still, but I did a cherry wheat a while ago that was fairly easy. After primary fermentation, I put a 3lb can of cherry puree that I got at the LHBS (http://www.williamsbrewing.com/VINTNERS-SWEET-CHERRY-FRUIT-PUREE-P3003C283.aspx <--this exact one) into the bottom of my...

If my plastic fermenting buckets smell like beer, will that affect the taste/smell of future beers that get fermented in that bucket?

Top right actually. Bottom right is the scotch ale.

Yeah I'm doing extract with, usually, 2.5 gallon boils. How much will adding more water to the boil affect the color? And will it affect anything else? I imagine OG would be different from expected. Guess I'll have to do some research on it. Thanks!

Here's A picture of 4 different beers that I have brewed. An amber ale, a scotch ale, a cherry wheat, and a spiced amber. They all look the same to me. Anyone else find that as a common thing? They all tasted different, it just bothers me (for no particular reason) that they all look the same.

5 or 6. I'll never use ice again. Took my cool -down time down at least 60%. Way worth it.

So I've been making beer for almost a year now and my wife wants me to make some mead. Is there anything I wouldn't already have that I would need (besides ingredients) to make this happen?

Did a spiced amber ale with an extract kit. Got to use my immersion chiller and carboy for the first time. Chillers. Are. AWESOME. took my chill time down by about 60%. Hit my gravity right on, and I've been checking every couple hours since I can actually watch it ferment now.

Also, where are you in Indiana? Fort Wayne here. I'd love to get with some other people and brew somethin awesome.

I've also found this works really well. Learned the hard way after a big boil-over on my first batch. Haven't had any problems since with my turkey fryer.

Pretty beautiful if ya ask me. On a side note, is it necessary to use a carboy as a secondary? All I have is buckets...first time using a secondary.

So I've been watching the show Brewmasters for the past couple days and I've noticed that, in almost all their beers, Dogfish Head puts either extra honey or extra sugar in their boils. Is this just for a higher ABV? And I'd so, is it something you can do with just about any beer? How much will...

That would have been a disappointment when you popped one open...Tabs work well. I used em on my last beer and it came out good.

Hey guys. Doing a cherry wheat using a brewer's best weizenbier and 3 pounds of cherry purée. Brew day went well. OG and FG were right where they needed to be. Took a sample today to see if alcohol content had changed at all and took a taste. Could've been cause it was warm and flat, but it...