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You might want to look into a swamp cooler to stabilize the temps during fermentation. The big containers are like $5-7 at walmart or target. They are normally used here for cooling, by adding ice and or evaporation, but I've found that they also keep the temp stable at or around room temp if...

I'm looking at this recipe as it looks delicious and I'm wanting to try making a stout. I haven't had the pleasure of trying a founders breakfast stout yet, but I love stouts in general and it does sound good! One thing that seems to be in question (or maybe not) is the IBUs, being either 30...

Certain venues will make you use their bartenders and beer/liquor selections, but other venues will allow you to bring whatever you want. You can then hire bartenders, or some (most?) caterers will provide bartenders and the glassware/mixers/etc. The venue we wound up with allowed us to use...

I should be more clear that while I have 2 20A GFCI outlets in my kitchen, I'm only using one of them with the 2000w heat stick. If I were to use two heatsticks at the same time (no need for me at this point), I would use them one on each circuit. You can't run more than one of either 1500w or...

I'm just getting into brewing, but I've been doing all grain full boils in my kitchen (live in a condo, so indoors is my only option). I'm using an 8 gallon megapot on my gas range with a 2000 watt heat stick. The burner I use is the "max output" one on my range which is 12,000 btu. I don't...

Three of my absolute favorites right there! I never thought about it, but I guess I'm spoiled that they are all offered in this area along with most other popular microbreweries. Make sure you read the labels of the AB and Ruination -- two of the my favorite labels out there, they always...

Bottled mine on Friday night. The tea smelled great when making it. I had one mishap... my first time boiling wort and adding priming sugar... I was an idiot and dumped the entire 3oz corn sugar straight into the boiling wort and had an instant boilover. I didn't care so much about the stove...

Yeah, I'm pretty excited! I'll use the full spicing and follow your directions to make sure not to overpower it. Holly does sound good, very seasonal :) Can't wait to taste the spiced version and bottle it up. I'm so tempted to just start taking pints from the carboy as is lol.

I guess this thread is a bit out dated, but I'm new to brewing and decided that with Christmas just around the corner, I wanted a Christmas ale ready in time. So I decided to try this recipe as my first full boil and first all grain, heck, first "real" brew day. I did the Mr Beer kit a couple...