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So I got it all setup and am on to testing. One thing I notice is that it does seem to cycle back and forth from heating and cooling quite frequently. It seems like it cools well below target temperature (around 5-10 degrees F) which causes the heater to activate and then the heat gets a...

So, I ended up going with the Inkbird ITC-308 for the temperature controller. My question now is how many sensors do you guys have/use? It only comes with one and I am wondering if I should just use it as an 'inside the freezer' ambient temperature sensor or if I should buy a couple more...

Can you tell me which kind of reptile heat bulbs you are referring to? My girlfriend actually has a bearded dragon so she might have an extra laying around. I have also seen some mention they use infrared heat panels. Seems like that would be an option if I could find a cheap one.

I am looking to purchase a chest freezer, small heater, and a temperature controller to act as a fermentation chamber so I can begin to lager and have more control over my fermentation temperature. I was thinking a 7.1 cubic foot chest freezer would fit two glass carboys (12'' diameter) and a...

So I know this is a home brew forum, but I just thought I'd post this here to see what the great folks at HBT have to suggest. My girlfriend is in Seattle visiting family and is going to ship back some beer while she is up there. We are from Tennessee and there is a lot of beer up there we...

I noticed that as well (no wonder he just gave it to me haha). The packaging date was April 29th so it is definitely out of date. Should I just make a larger three step starter or what would you recommend?

So... I actually came and picked up the yeast and it turns out its actually a Wyeast private selection Brett C and Lactic Acid mix, Wyeast 5151-PC. https://www.wyeastlab.com/PC2Q2010.cfm How will this affect the previous advice I've been given? edited:I looked this up...

Thanks for the thorough response!! I will definitely check out your recipe as I am just now getting into sour/funky beers and will probably start brewing more of them if I can. A few follow up questions: Do you still use DME like a regular Sacc. starter? If so how much do you use for each...

I was recently given a package of White Labs Brett C and have decided to brew a Brett IPA with it. I have no prior experience brewing a Brett IPA or even using Brett at all. I have researched elsewhere online but am wondering what the folks over here at HBT have to recommend. Here...

Just for closure sake I will finish out this thread. Thank you all for your insight! I just bottled this beer on Friday with the F.G. still at 1.024. I added the pumpkin pie spice by putting two tsps in 3 oz of vodka. I ended up only using half of the tincture and it turned out pretty...

Currently, it is just sitting in the fermenter with no krausen or any signs of activity. Just took another gravity sample last night (with hydrometer) and its right in between 1.024 and 1.025 to my eyes. I should also mention I have a thermapen that my girlfriend got me so I don't think the...

So... I brewed a pumpkin porter 2 weeks and five days ago (I added 59 oz of pumpkin puree baked at 350 for 30 minutes to the mash). After the second week, I noticed the gravity was stuck at 1.024 (O.G. was 1.063 I was expecting somewhere around 1.016 or 1.017 for F.G). No big deal, I...

Thanks for the recipe!! I think I am going to the grocery and LHBS to pick up the ingredients today. I am torn between Denny's Favorite and the London ESB as far as yeast goes. Have you ever added any chocolate wheat malt to a porter? I was thinking about adding a few ounces to see if I...

Thank you for your advice and yeast suggestions! What are your thoughts on Denny's Favorite in a pumpkin porter? Just for the continuation of the thread I will say as for the pumpkin I decided to basically follow this link: www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=26699 I am going to add...

So I am planning on brewing an ESB today and yesterday I realized I had left my Wyeast London Ale ESB smack pack out a room temperature for a week and a half. I got a cup of DME and boiled it in around 1300 ml of water and then pitched the smacked pack of yeast in it after it cooled to make a...

Very interesting link!! I have heard a lot about Carafa III and its use in "Black IPAs" but have never had any experience with it. Is it primarily used for head retention or flavor or both? I used Denny's Favorite in a summer milk stout I brewed recently and it turned out amazing. Very similar...

Thanks for the advice I was definitely planning on throwing a pound or two of rice hulls in my grainbill if I mash the pumpkin. Do you think that will be enough?? I can't decide if I want to go to the trouble of adding fresh caramelized pumpkin as well as a little spice or if I should make...

Thanks for the advice and the link! I think I actually glazed over that pumpkin porter thread in my search for some grainbill tips but skipped past it because it wasn't AG. I might have to do my best to convert it to AG and see how it compares to the grainbill I came up with. I like the idea...

Thinking about brewing a pumpkin porter for fall but have never had any experience adding pumpkin to any beer let alone a porter. I will be brewing a six gallon batch (aiming on bottling around 5.5 gallons). I want the pumpkin flavor to be subjacent to the roasted flavors of the porter but...

I am basing my Black IPA recipe of the clone recipe ( https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=282914 ) of this beer because it looks like a nice grainbill!! I wanted to make a little more drinkable BIPA yet keep the percentages in the grainbill and IBUs pretty much the same. This is what...