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I converted a mini fridge to a fermentation chamber for my buckets. The fridge would not work due to the compressor hump like you mentioned. But the way I solved the problem was to change the inside of the door. My fridge had the small shelves on the inside of the door, these were what was...

I converted a mini fridge to a fermentaiton chamber this week. I have a Ranco controller to control the temps. So far I've been testing it with nothing in the fridge and its holding temps pretty well. When I put my wort in to ferment where should I put the temp probe? I know a thermowell...

Not exactly sure what was going on the first two times around. But I unhooked everything and rewired it exactly like I did the first time and everything works fine. Thans for the help.

I played with the temp setting in the fridge since it doesn't have a label saying which way is coldest, still nothing. I then unplugged the fridge from the controller and put it directly in the wall and it turned out without touching the temp control. I'll try unwiring it tonight and...

I bought a Ranco ETC-211000 2 stage controller to work a mini fridge for fermenting. I wired it up last night and I'm having a problems getting it to work. I programed it to have stage one to 63 deg with a 2 deg differential and C1. Stage 2 was programmed to 61 deg with a 2 deg differential...

I plan on making one of these for my temp controller probe. Will I get off flavors or other problems if I use copper tubing? I know its used for chillers but this will be sitting in my fermenting wort a lot longer than a chiller.

Sorry just reread what I had in the earlier posts and I typoed the predicted FG. The kit predicted 1.018 not 1.014. Guess I'll check it again tonight and see how its going.

I did correct for the temp difference per the directions with the hydrometer. Guess I'll check the gravity again in a few days from my last check and see how it is.

If my OG came out to be .005 higher than what the kit says what should I expect for my FG if they recommend 1.014?

I brewed my first beer about fifteen days ago. My initial gravity reading was 1.045. Today was supposed to be my bottling day, but I tested and have a gravity of 1.02. The beer I brewed was this kitWILLIAM'S SUMMER ALE @ Williams Brewing. The directions said my final gravity should be...

When you say a few minutes are we talking 5 or hours?

Just a quick question on the bottling. After you have filled the bottle to the correct level. Approximatly 1" from the top. Do you have to worry about the oxygen in the top part of the bottle? I have no CO2 to purge with. Sunday will be the day I bottle my first batch.

Thanks for the answers, guess I'll start working my way though the link posted above. Also thinks for the tips on the the 1/2 gallon in the containers and shaking. And I know its pretty obvious but I never thought about sanatizing the bottle tree before putting the bottles on it. Very obvious...

Let me start this off by saying I am very new to the brewing process. I just purchased some Star San to replace the One Step that came with my brewing equipment and I have a few questions. If I mix up a batch of Star San and put some of it in a spray bottle how long will it last in the...

I have 100' of 3/8" copper laying around and I'm planning on building an IC with it. What is the ideal length for an IC? I've seen that 25' and 50' are the most common commercially available. I also know there comes a point when the extra footage just makes it harder to pump water and also...