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So I finally got my ferm chamber dialed in and ran 11 gallons of an irish red. After 4-5 days it stopped off gassing. No biggie I let it ride. Today at day 7 I peeked into the chamber and discovered that at high krausen I had a blow out. The air lock was empty and full of funk. I installed...

Congrats! You made beer! This hobby is a never ending learning adventure. Do not worry about " hitting numbers " till like batch 20. Enjoy the fruits of your labor with friends and brew on! Eric

Brewed another 11 gallons yesterday, in the fermenter now. It ages well and smooths out the hops ^^^^ Eric

Google used restr equip in your area. Most new stuff on the net is crap, thin gauge poor quality. Used in this case is prolly going to be cheaper and better. Eric

FWIW, I built a chamber going the mini fridge route and was disappointed with results. I would box the foam as you describe and insert a window unit air conditioner controlled with a ink bird. I am converting my 10 gallon chamber this week. Eric

We all brewed a lot of batches before we moved on to fermentation control. lol Just pick something, keep notes and let it go. Eric

I have yet to be dissatisfied with more beer, covid nonsense aside. Prior to covid, great service, fast delivery, never mad. During covid onset, very shaky on delivery time, always met their deadline to ship, just proccessing took fore ever. Now where ever we are in the covid mess, it appears...

I would go the code route if the problem persists. Just had a issue with a new neighbor. I went the code route, he was pissed beyond words. The hearing judge reminded him and his lawyer that the law was for everyone equally. Lawyer pissed beyond words. That action was taken after friendly...

If I had to do it all again, I would have bolted a 1 room air conditioner to my ferm chamber with a drip pan and called it done. Eric

In my case home brewing is a supporting player to my main hobby, drinking. lol Eric

So the 2.7 cubic foot model appears to be working! Now for that missing fan..... Eric

Gerber aluminum handle chef knife. Great balance and weight. Eric

So today I spit canned the 1.5 cubic fridge and replaced with a 2.7. Its hooked up now, we will see. Meanwhile my fan is a holding Q somewhere between everywhere and nowhere. Eric

A update of sorts. Yesterday when I pulled the temp probe off the side of the fermenter and dropped in the bottom of the box it showed 65. I left in the bottom until this morning. The fridge had cycled on and off through the night. I re attached the probe to the fermenter this a.m. When I...

It is really small. It has a compressor. I pulled the temp sensor off the fermenter yesterday as it was registering 80. The temp in the bottom of the box is a cool 65. My mini fan shipped yesterday, hoping the fan fixes things. This batch should have random flavor....... Eric

So I schlepped on down to lowes and bought the mini fridge for 79.00. plugged it into my ferm chamber and no joy. I did not put a fan in, it is on it's way. It will not cool. As fermentation increased so did the temp. Not horrible but hovering around 70 now. I squireld my hand into the...

If working in the brew haus in bare feet, it is best if you close the valve on the boil kettle prior to transferring wort from the mash tun. Dohhh! Not burnt, but hurt feelings for being a dumb A$$! Eric

If you ever baited a hook, and then ate your sandwich, covid I no problem. Eric

Charles Bukowski Russian immigrant I think, poet, wrote some really dark prose with a twist. From memory? what a man I was they slipped the noose around my neck I swung out wide, spit in the bartenders eye and stared down nelly adams breasts one last time Eric

Why use plug when you could hard wire? A fused disconnect switch may be the answer. Eric