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I read somewhere of someone using a hairdryer in a chest freezer to control fermentation temps. It was connected to a temperature controller. Personally I think this is a great idea for a few reason; first of all we have any extra hair dryer so I wouldn't have to purchase anything, rather than...

Thanks for the reply, I have brewed that kit and agree it is a good one.

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For me it is simply a matter of time. I enjoy brewing and can make an extract brew during the day, while working in my home office. I don't have the time nor desire to do AG.

Sams Club online store sells 1 gallon of Dr Pepper syrup for about $20, it will make 6 gallons of pop...5 to 1 ratio.

At least a year past the expiration date and probably longer. As long as you don't let air in then it should be very shelf stable. Worst case scenario is that it starts to taste bad. I spoke with an employee of Coca-Cola that uses the expired product at home becuase it is free to him and he...

What are you favorite IPA extract kits? Looking for the in your face, citrus and hops flavor.

I travel for work, if I were going to be gone during a ferment should I err on the high side or low side for fermentation?

Just got through reading the entire 37 page thread, lots of great information. I have always used a secondary and know I just need to take the leap and go right into the keg but the thing that is stopping me is that after each secondary I seem to have a layer of trub that I wash out of the...

Thanks for the reply, been reading that some use a hairdryer for heat....might give that a try.

After many years of brewing I have finally gathered up the equipment to control fermenation temps, now that I can control them I need to know how I should control them. I have probably brewed 50 batches of beer with no temperature control, sometimes I used ice but most of the time I relied on...

After brewing for many years I have finally gathered up enough equipment to control my fermentation temps. I have purchased a Ranco 111000 and have it wired up and working with my 7 cu ft chest freezer. I have done a bit of research here using the search button but still have a few questions...

Fermenting.

Been watching Craigslist for a long time and finally scored a chest freezer to ferment my brews. I have an A419 temperature contoller and wondering what temp I should keep the freezer set on? It has a variable dial on the side...should that be set high, low, middle, or does it matter?

They would have to give you the hop addition times or there would be no way to make the beer. My understanding of the Austin kits has always been that they didn't tell you the actual ingredients that you were using but instead used general term. For instance you got "Specialty Grains" instead...

West Coast IPA and Cream Ale.

I made my first purchase from ritebrew a few weeks ago, the beers at in the primary right now, I agree you can't beat the price. I will be interested to see how the beers turn out. I had thought about buying some kits from Austin a few years ago but at that time they didn't include the...

Search the net for Jamils Evil Twin...one of my favorite brews, a red hoppy beer.

Thanks for the replies....I will get a CO detector for the garage.

Brewed my 50th batch today....the previous 49 on the stove, the last one on a turkey fryer. What a difference, sad part is that I have had the turkey fryer on a shelf in the garage for years but never got around to using it. It use to take 30 minutes to get water\wort to boil now it takes...