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wow I'm assuming the video is from before you added it? That's some serious cooling... Very nice... looks clean. Did you go with any kind of indicator light to tell you when the fan kicks on?

There are tons of pics, tons of plans, and tons of people who have built Son of Fermentation or Mother of Fermentation Chillers on here, but I haven't been able to find much feedback from people about their experiences with them. I've been planning to build a modified 'Mother of...' and post...

Maybe I should also ask, since you posted this about a year ago.... Hows it holding up and did it improve your final product significantly?

This thing is awesome... I'm trying to gather as much info and ideas for a Mother and this will be the inspiration for what I eventually build. Nice work! I can't seem to find real good step by step instructions for constructing a good one. The Son Of plans are pretty thorough, but the Mother...

excellent feedback guys, love it... thanks for the advice I'll let you know what I decide once I digest all the suggestions. I like the baby steps approach HHP...

Great feedback Revvy thanks for the info and quotes. It's time I go buy a hard copy of the book. I've been reading the web version religiously for the past few months trying to learn as much as I can. At this point I'm like a little time capsule from 1999 with the old stuff floating in my head.

I only have access to howtobrew.com which only goes to chapter 21. Does the print edition have more content?

Thanks all it's good to be here :mug:

I have my beer fermenting in a 6 gallon plastic bucket for primary and keep reading different things about the amount of time to leave it in there before bottling. Palmer's "how to brew" recommends no more than 3 weeks in a primary vessel or the yeast will start to ferment the contents of the...

Thanks for the advice John. Why in your opinion is having equipment to support a full boil more impactful / important than fermentation temperature control?

I'm with you on the fermentation temp control... I'm not familiar with the different options you have listed there (swamp, ferm chamber, etc.) but I'll do a little digging to see if I can find some ideas / instructions on the forums here. I am indeed brewing on the stovetop and my wonderful...

I've brewed about 5 batches over the past few months and I'm loving it, so naturally I'm looking into getting some new / different equipment to make life easier and brewing a little more exciting. So far I have the following: - 3.5 gal aluminum stock pot - "ale pale" plastic primary bucket...

Whats up all... joined a while ago and have been reading lots of great stuff on the forums... thought this would be the appropriate place for a first post. Loving the site and loving homebrewing... thanks for all the great information! - B