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I'm looking forward to it. I have learned so much from reading the forums, asking questions, and doing my first two brews. But the little knowledge I've gained is just a drop in the carboy. There's so much more to learn, and I'm looking forward to picking the brains of experienced HB'ers.

Brewing a Cream Ale tomorrow. This will be my 3rd brew. I'm excited because I just finished my fermentation chamber today.

Thank you. Wish I could take credit for the ideas, but I can't. I've borrowed ideas from several people. It can hold 3 carboys or buckets. That's two awesome weekends of brewing, starting tomorrow.

It's not as pretty as some of you very skilled wood craftsmen, but it's functional and holds temps quite well. I just have to finish sealing the inside with aluminum tape. It's been caulked already. I'm excited to brew a Cream Ale tomorrow, which will be the first brew that get to sit in the...

Thanks for the feedback. It smells and tastes really good. I couldn't taste any hints of off flavors.

Ok, On 9/15, I posted this first pic asking if this is an infection. Tonight, I bottled this Robust Porter. This is how it looks now, 2nd pic (the white in the bottom right corner is the ceiling light reflecting). My theory is that the white stuff in the first pic is co2 bubbles, and since i...

Thanks for all the responses. It's been closed tight for the last 22 days. I opened it to take a sg reading, and saw the floaties. I'm very meticulous about sanitation, which is one of the reasons I'm unsure if this is an infection (the other is because I'm new at H.B.). I'll taste it tonight...

So do i need to get this into bottles asap?

Fridge conversion.

This is my second brew. So i'm unsure if this is normal or a infection. It's a Robust Porter. Brewed on 8/24/14. I didn't secondary. Temps have been between 66-68 degrees.

Building a fermentation chamber. In the final steps. Will be completed tomorrow.:rockin:

Sure. Recipe is simple...A Brewers Best Kit :) It came with the following ingredients: 3.3lb Special Dark LME 3.3lb Amber LME 1lb Amber DME 8oz. Victory grains 8oz. Caramel 80L 3/4oz Bittering Hops (40min boil) 1oz Flavoring Hops (15min boil) 1oz Aroma Hops (final 5min boil) 2oz dry...

Unfortunately, I don't have a supply of HB boxes yet. So I took advantage of my nephews pamper boxes for the last 23 bottles. Had to use 2, they only hold 12 bottles.

I finally reached bottling day :ban: I brewed a India Black Ale on 8/16/14. Dry hopped on 8/29/14. Wanted to dry hop for 7 days, but "Life" got in the way. So it dry hopped for 9 days. Transferred to bottling bucket (after sanitizing everything with star san), mixed and added priming sugar...

Just checked my fridge. Coils are on the sides too. So to ensure the sides get enough airflow, I'm going to borrow this vent idea as seen in the pic. No, this is not mine. I wish though, lol. Do you think if i install vents on the sides and the back, it'll get enough airflow? Thoughts and ideas...

Ok, thanks. Good to know. It appears that the entire fridge is enclosed. My fridge is made the same way, all coils in the back.

Glad you wrote this thread. I'm a new HB. I'll bottle my 1st beer (a India Black Ale) next this Saturday. I'll make sure to take pics of all the 1st (i've already started with the brewing pics), and come back to post.

Beautiful craftmanship GPSaxophone. I bought the materials to build one myself today. Based on your design and several others. In one thread, someone mentioned not to enclose the fridge because the sides get very hot. Are you having any heat issues with yours being enclosed? I like the fact...

Congrats on your batch. Yes, it is very difficult not to open the lid. I admit, I did look at the airlock 20 times a day, lol. I'm having more patience with my 2nd batch.

I was taught this as a young boy, and been living by and saying it every since...over 30yrs now... "To be early is to be on time...to be on time is to be late"