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I figured this would be the general consensus. What's the best stone to go with? Finding mixed reviews.

Preparing to start brewing lagers, and am looking at oxygen systems. I see the efficiency and speed of the disposable canister systems, but the aquarium pump systems are less expensive and have fewer long term costs. I don't mind leaving it bubbling while I clean up the brewery. What are your...

I need to check but I'm pretty sure its a frost free without the cooling shelves. Thanks for the pics, those shelves are nice.

Just scored a beautiful, large upright freezer. My eBay temperature controller has been ordered. Getting ready to rock. Anybody have any suggestions for this type of unit? Going to use it initially as a fermentation chamber/lagering cave. Then maybe transition it to a keezer later. It's...

This beer won an award yesterday at Asheville's Just Brew It festival!!! So Much Fun.

Well I don't have to worry about it clogging now, because it's an immersion. Cute pup by the way, we have two blue merle mutts ourselves.

Okay. One week in and it is fermented out. 1.007. The gravity sample tastes great, nice tartness nice saison flavor. SWMBO says it needs a little bit of spiciness. Any suggestions? She wants pink peppercorns. I'm thinking grains of paradise. At this point I'm thinking we would have to do a...

It was a 20 foot counter flow, now it's a 40 foot immersion. 3/8 inch diameter. I had a false bottom and a chore boy on the pickup tube in a keggle. I don't have a pump so it was all gravity fed. Today's brew has totally sold me on the immersion.

I got frustrated with my homemade counterflow chiller and it's clogs, so I ripped it apart, soldered another 20 feet of copper onto it, coiled it back up, stuck some hose adapters on it, and made it an immersion. Used it for the first time today and it was AWESOME. Super fast, easy to use and...

When people mention diaper pail smells I imagine horrible knock you down aroma. My sour mash has gotten a bit musty, but not horribly. Still tastes clean Planning on using it tomorrow, any more input?

Awesome input. Thanks. Sour mash progresses. No terrible smells, and I took a quick taste and the sweet/sour was yummy. Gonna go another 36 hours and brew on wednesday.

Got the mash cooked and in the cooler. Temps were at 105 degrees after 10 hours. Swapped out the water just now. I think this is gonna work just fine.

I did some tests with just water in the cooler and It was at 85 degrees after 12 hours. I don't anticipate having to leave it that long for the actual brew so I think it should go well. Appreciate your input! Just had a wonderful evening drinking the non-soured version of this beer and it is...

Thanks! Looking forward to this process.

First Time Poster here. Be Gentle. Here's my plan, I have a version of Northern Brewer's Petite Saison that I really like. Nice, flavorful summer beer on the back porch kinda brew. I'd like to try a partial sour mash with it. Here's my plan. I'm going to take 15% of the grain and put...