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  1. steveoatley

    Temp controller recommend - have any ?

    Maybe i just need someone to teach me the spread sheet ?? S
  2. steveoatley

    Temp controller recommend - have any ?

    Well DUh..... if i had done that in advance of fermenting !!! :D ( joking ! ) I should have done that..... and only used PRO 1 for Ales and PRO 2 for my Hefe's .............etc. But that would have required me to program all 6 ahead of time and........that could have taken me days !!!! I'm...
  3. steveoatley

    Temp controller recommend - have any ?

    Thanks for everyone for their input I will probably go with the InkBird for my Ales And the Black Box for my Lagers http://www.blackboxbrew.com/store/the-black-box-30 The Black Box programming is cool, and helpful for a Lagering... Bring up to 70 for Dyacital rest - cold crash after...
  4. steveoatley

    Temp controller recommend - have any ?

    Hey HBT... I am looking for a Second temp controller for fermentation And i am looking for some recommendations 1 - I have this - the Black Box http://www.blackboxbrew.com/store/the-black-box-30 I like it, it works great - its just a PITA to program I'm no STC-1000+ programmer - i'm an idiot...
  5. steveoatley

    Brew Bucket owners - What Mini Fridge are you using ?

    Carolina Bob I use this for temp control http://www.blackboxbrew.com/ The black box & mini Fridge have no problem holding at 68 F I use this in the "heat side" when temps need to go up https://www.morebeer.com/products/fermwrap-heater.html Hope that helps S
  6. steveoatley

    Camera lens for taking really good MACRO shots?

    I have this one http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/66987-USA/Nikon_1987_AF_Micro_Nikkor_60mm_f_2_8D.html watch on Craigs list - this is the "older" style lens Meaning - Manual - which is what she will want for Macro Does a great job ! I got mine off CL for $300 a few years ago...
  7. steveoatley

    Homebrew and Customs?

    http://www.tahquamenonfallsbrewery.com/ food was OK, beer was better The State park & falls are worth the trip ! 2 more cents S
  8. steveoatley

    Homebrew and Customs?

    NOPE ! Customs hates "home Brew" I had some in my trunk, crossed to Canada, in Port Huron, Mi. Two hours of paperwork later, i was officially kicked out of Canada. Yup, i have been kicked out of Canada..... not easy to do They were very polite about it. The lack of "commercial" labeling on...
  9. steveoatley

    Brew Bucket owners - What Mini Fridge are you using ?

    I have the Total inside height as 26 inches from bottom to the LED I did not measure from the hump to the top Maybe it will fit S
  10. steveoatley

    Brew Bucket owners - What Mini Fridge are you using ?

    FestBier I do not own a Speidel, so i can not say for sure. I measure from the compressor hump to the glass door as - 12 inches From on top of the compressor hump to the glass door as - 16.5 inches Speidel seems to be 14.5 inches around but not sure if it would fit on top of the hump...
  11. steveoatley

    Brew Bucket owners - What Mini Fridge are you using ?

    I use the Black Box for temp control http://www.blackboxbrew.com/ And as far as i can tell, the Black Box turns off the Fridge - when heating... or its not needed When I do Cold Crashes - the fridge internal read out say 35 F Not sure how that happens - as i have not WATCHED the unit...
  12. steveoatley

    Brew Bucket owners - What Mini Fridge are you using ?

    Check the Sams Club website - there are several reviews of the fridge that people have called the Customer Service hot line, and got a NEW circuit board - so that the fridge will get to 35 F Do that ! They ship fast too ! That will help with the crash chilling. I have the internal...
  13. steveoatley

    What was - or will be - your first "serious" upgrade?

    SGTParty Shoot me a PM ! Heck, we are both in the same city !!! We can work out some kind of plan S
  14. steveoatley

    What was - or will be - your first "serious" upgrade?

    Not my first "serious" upgrade- but has contributed to better beer for me My dedicated Basement Brewery Having 1 place to store your stuff to make your stuff to only have to clean up one place to not have to brew in a 5 F detached garage to not have to carry everything up a flight of...
  15. steveoatley

    Dream Beer Course

    what he said Water seems to be the hardest to wrap my head around S
  16. steveoatley

    Started brewing earlier in the day.... It was great!

    NASCAR or Baseball start at 1 pm ! :mug: S
  17. steveoatley

    Started brewing earlier in the day.... It was great!

    I am not surprised to hear so many brew early in the morning !! I have a wife & 8 yr old son - and our weekends are PACKED ! So i get up at 7 am - feed the boy, and get to brewing ! Bonus is now the wife is bringing me breakfast in the brewery !! I do have to wait until she wakes up...
  18. steveoatley

    Brew Bucket owners - What Mini Fridge are you using ?

    TJ I don't think so I do not own a Spidel, so i can't say for sure I measured the bottom - Hump to Door and got 12 inches Now the cooler gets bigger toward the top I measured from the CHILL plate at the back to the door - 16.5 inches If you have an empty Spidel - take it to Sams Club, mine...
  19. steveoatley

    Brew Bucket owners - What Mini Fridge are you using ?

    Here is the description from the Sam's website Tramontina 126-Can Beverage Center by Tramontina | Item #: 886159 | Model #: 80901/502DS | Here is the link again http://www.samsclub.com/sams/126-can-dsv-in-club-886159/prod18910248.ip?sprodId=prod18910248 126 Can bev cooler Hope...
  20. steveoatley

    Brew Bucket owners - What Mini Fridge are you using ?

    Here are Better Pics Found on my phone - does anyone really own a camera any more ? Testing each Fermentor. These have no reflections - you can see that there is plenty of room Brew Bucket 6.5 gal Carboy SS Brew Bucket - 7 gal I do not know why my pics upload sideways - there are...
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