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Squeeze all the air out, wrap them up tight and store them in the freezer. They will be fine.

Homebrewing.org has a 10 gallon plastic cooler mash tun on sale today. Be hard pressed to find a better deal.

Your LHBS has amarillo? I recommend going back today and buying as much as they will sell you. And then send some to me:)

Don't mean to hijack but what are those SS containers and where did you get them?

Refrigerator. Typically the bottom where you have slightly colder temps. You can't freeze yeast unless you use glycerin.

My club did an experiment comparing a full boil and partial boil beer. The difference was striking. So much so that I haven't topped off my fermentor since.

And as usual, size matters...

Put my name in the hat please!

A grant?

I was thinking about buying of amazon too but I have to get the thing that allows me to connect the thermometer to the Tee from the brewhardware site anyways. It is $17 on there so rather than pay shipping both places, I'm just going to pay the extra couple bucks and get it from brewhardware.

I looked at the one they listed and it says it reads in like 6 to 8 sec. Thermoworks has a similar one that reads a bit faster for a few bucks more. Have you looked at that one?

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Depends on your yeast. But in general, I think those temps are ok for ipa's. Usually have to worry about higher temps with certain yeast strains. Also remember your beer will ferment about 6 deg warmer than ambient.

Did you buy that same digital thermometer listed there?

So that 5" stem is a good length? Can any digital thermometer that is similar work or is there something particular about that brand? Thanks for the idea on this!

Thanks for the link! Now I'm definitely doing the 'T' so I can add a thermometer on the plate chiller out. For what its worth, here's my sketch.

So piece by piece I'm slowly getting there. Got some used kegs, drilled them out, got a SS bulkhead kit with a SS valve and SS camlock coming out of keg. I now have a plate chiller coming in the mail but I need to get some more connectors and tubing so I can actually use it. I really like my...

Anybody?

Thanks for the offer but I moved to Charlotte a few years ago. I would have took you up on that if I was still down there.

Us05 is a great choice. I have heard of some folks using us04 but I understand you need to have the ability to control the fermentation temp to keep it below 68 deg or less (I think it produces some ethers at higher ferm temps which would distract from your malt and hop flavors). I am not...