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oh.. hehe no basements here in yazoo clay country.. the soil around here moves like crazy.. i did tell the wifey last night that it would be really nice for me to have an outbuilding for me to take all of my crazy rotating hobbies to so i can get them out of the house.. she was all...

good point.. i might go the el-cheapo route for starters.. ws

what sort of thermometers do you use? I'd like to get some to start looking for the best place for my fermenter. I'd like some that can record the high and low temp and have those temps reset. do they make such a thing?? I have a spot (guest bathroom) where I'd like to put my fermenter...

Not sure about aging.... but won't boiling after fermentation evaporate an awful lot if not all of you newly made alcohol?? will

so how long does it take to fully carbonate a bottled beer via priming sugar? I know that it is best to let it condition for 3+ weeks, but is there a general point after bottling that you could/should check to see if you got the amount of priming sugar right in case you might need to take...

Well.. it is, after all.. "The Champagne of Beers."

Yeah.. I'm not in the military but my father-in-law is a retired USAF Maj. General. bro-in-law is USAF too so not to many beards around them I grew a beard the thanksgiving after we got married and my mother-in-law HATED it.. .. It was kinda funny. I guess i should have figured that...

yummm.. nothing like a stinky unshowered girl with hairy legs and pits :fro: ;)

HEY.. i was gonna post that as well. If you are looking for the ratio... the recipie is on the back of the franks red hot bottle. we did about 4 lbs of wings like this along with the fried turkey referenced in a previous thread. perfect.. ws

My order for all my brew gear has been placed and i'm still waiting for it to ship.. soooooo... in the mean time i've been reading lots and lots of threads about new gear and cool recipies.. fermenting ciders... wines.. AHHHHHHHH Now I need 3 more primary fermenters and at least a dozen...

not sure if I can comment on how well it would work for brewing since i haven't actually brewed anything yet.. but.. they make aquarium heaters for tanks up to 250 gallons and higher or you could just get more than one.. here is one that has a "heater guide" telling you how many watts...

Thanks everyone.. I've found a hand full of DIY Immersion chiller links already and am reading through them.. I don't think I'll have to prove myself first before I get back online order anything else.. but I do see a trip to Home Depot in my near future.. Thanks again for not letting...

Ok.. so.. I've placed my initial order and my equipment should be shipped out anytime now.. here is what is on it's way... fwiw... # 6.5 gallon glass "Carboy" fermenter # Two Stoppers (one solid, one with hole) # Siphon assembly for liquid transfers including the Carboytap, R500 #...

I have outbuilding envy now for sure....

quick question.. is this pitchable or do i need to do a starter for it? http://morebeer.com/product.html?product_id=19830 i'm hoping i can just dump it in.. ws

PERFECT! this may be just what i'm looking for... many thanks. time to order..:) ws

Hey group.. I"m thinking back to my Mr. Beer days when he (mr beer) recommended bottling in pet type soda bottles. you know.. the two and three litre types that coke and other sodas come in. I have about 6 16oz grolsch bottles and 1 larger (1.75ltr) grolsch bottle that i plan on using but i...

Am I likely to screw it up? :) Does it require anything that your standard extract brew doesn't? sounds like it might require less.. re: the mild from AHS I'll be doing some more research on this one and considering this for my third batch. many thanks.. ws

Ok.. so.. i'm not really out to impress her.. but I do think that it could be very beneficial to my brewing "career" to find something early on that she likes. She enjoys beer but not to the extent that I do. I guess it is also worth mentioning that this will be my first real attempt at...

woo hoo .. my invitation must have gotten lost in the mail ;)