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thanks for the input everyone. I wasnt drunk but I was comparing quite a few sites and adding stuff to carts and checking the shipping charges and such before the final purchase decisions were made. A little confusing at times, but I think I know what I bought and from whom. The card has been...

Not sure where to post this but I thought I would start here. Mods can move the post if need be. Last night, I was shopping for parts for a boil kettle valve spigot and also for a counterflow chiller. I made 4 legit charges with 4 separate companies that I have found through reading threads...

OK. I have a pump and can set up a recirculating system with the iced chill water. That sounds like it will work. My boil kettle does not have a spigot. If I choose not to add one, what kind of tubing is safe to stick in the hot wort and gravity siphon the wort through the counterflow...

Another newbie question... how do you move the hot wort from the kettle to the counterflow chiller? Also, my tap water comes out around 68 degrees. how effective will that be in a counterflow chiller? Would i be any better off with an immersion chiller? should I just boil half my batch...

Right - this is what I am currently doing. Gathering the necessary equipment and gearing up for the first brew. Researching and trying to make sure that I have the essential bases covered.

thanks seth. I have a swamp cooler put together and plan to run some tests to see what temperature I can maintain.

I measured my carboy . Looks like a 1.25" OD tube would fit for a fat blow off tube.

yes - and do you just stick it in there or do you seal it somehow?

sorry not to be specific enough... So with the saison - keep the yeast it comes with. Got it. With other ale recipie extract kits, am I safe to swap the OS-05 yeast in place of the supplied yeast that comes with the kit or can I get in trouble doing that? Or does it depend specifically which...

Thanks for the advice on the US-05 and the saisons. So if I order an extract kit from midwest or somewhere like that, should i order some US-05 yeast and use it in place of the yeast that comes with the kit? I think I have seen some websites where they sell kits and yeast separately. Maybe...

cheapest solution is a swamp cooler. I got it. Now can someone help me out with the types of beers that can handle a warmer fermenting temperature?

yeah - I have big plans for a temp controlled fermentation chamber but I think building it and paying for it before my first brew session would be putting the cart before the horse a little bit. For the time being, I want to at least research my options for warmer fermenting brews. Either that...

I am another FL resident looking to start home brewing. I cant seem to find which kinds of beers like warmer fermentation temps using the forum search tools. Can anyone turn me on to some? Thanks!

Is there any concern about the sigot being unsanitized? For example, on brew day, you sanitize the fermenting bucket and the spigot. You add your wort and let it ferment for 3 weeks or so. Then you open the spigot and flow the beer to your bottling bucket through the spigot which was...

So based on these responses and some searching through old posts, I think the best use of the 5 gallon buckets would be as bottling buckets when doing 5 gallon batches. For me personally, that would allow me to ferment in my other 3 vessels (two 6 gal carboys and a 7 gallon bucket w/ spigot)...

OK. so i am a brand new aspiring brewer. I am doing research and acquiring equipment and hope to start brewing in the near future. I have some friends in the hobby and am excited to start. I came across two 5 gallon food grade buckets with lids from a restaurant and cleaned them out. i am...

Hello everyone. I took the plunge today and bought a used wine making kit. Looking to make the switch and make some beer in it instead. Great site with plenty o information. Look forward to hanging out here and learning to brew a little.