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Hi guys, new to the forums but I've already learned a ton reading the sage advice doled out on a daily basis. I'm about to embark on my first on my 'big' brew and I have some questions I thought I would run by you guys. I'm going to do the Houblonmonstre Tripel kit from Northern Brewer...

Here I thought I was some kind of home brewing ninja with the flashlight trick. Well you know what they say about great minds... Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Try the "Cincinnati Pale Ale" recipie he has in the beginner section of the book. It doesn't get any cheaper or easer than that one. It actually brews an OK beer too!

...and back in ye olde days all soda came in bottles that were reused. You'd buy some Pepsi and you would actually be charged a deposit that you got back when you brought the bottles back.

I think the cold room use case works too. If you can take a 10 degree bump and still be in temp range the belt with no controller should work fine. In my case I felt 58 degrees ambient was a little cool for US05 and especially most Wyeast strains. I'm more comfortable with 68. I also saw...

I just got a "brew belt" for my bucket fermenter. My basement area where I set up my "operation" has been running 58-60 in the wintertime. The belt without temp control has raised the temp of the wort to about 68-70. So the belt with no temp control seems to give a bump of 8-10 degrees. Works...