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great, i am about to order from them anyway.

whats the easiest way to get an accurate temp reading from a fermentor in a water bath?

I have searched and am having trouble finding what I'm looking for, and it may not be possible. I need a vanilla or cream stout recipe as well as a wheat recipe--with a short list of ingredients. If possible, it would be nice if the recipes used the same hops, i know thats asking for...

the gunk might taint it after a while, i guess it may work better to move it to a secondary to get rid of some of the gunk. can a pro out there clear this up? how long is to long in a secondary?

there is a guy on craigslist near me that is getting out and is selling a ton of stuff. he is set up for all grain and got everything from midwest. I just need to figure out everything i need from him.

thanks for clearing that up, it's a lot to take in.

yeah, it seems sanitizing is key, i'm trying to decide what solution. what have you decided on?

can you leave it in the fermenter to long? i am planning to start with 2 batches/2 fermenters/2 kegs, once the first two batches are done and in the kegs, could i start on the next batches and just leave them in the fermenters until we empty a keg? sorry for all the questions, i really...

when searching about a hydrometer, it seemed like many of the seasoned vets did not use one, but instead just left it in the fermenter a little longer. is that safe/full-proof?

so besides the kegerator and corney stuff, the brew pot, and a carboy or two, is there anything i need or anything that will make my life easier or batches better? my wife is pretty exited about this also so i am trying to make sure i have everything i need to make it a good experience for...

thanks, for the primary does it matter whether i use a bucket or carboy? (with airlocks)

I have read hundreds of posts and worn out the search function, it seems there's more than one way to skin a cat, and not many beginners that are kegging. My plan is to start out with simple, partial boil, extract brews-stouts and wheats. I will be kegging, I have a kegerator, so the draft...