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Thanks everybody! What about yeast packaged last April. It's been in the fridge and I plan to make a starter. Does the yeast go bad or does the amount if yeast cells just lower. If the number of cells is lower than usual the starter should make up for that.

I made one of these today. Be careful when screwing in the brass adapter. If its not straight it will strip the threads very easily. Luckily I caught it in time and only stripped about one or two threads. Besides that this is an excellent DIY and will save me about $6-$7 a batch that I was...

Say I bought an all-grain recipe kit online this past august. I ordered the kit with crushed grains due to the fact that I don't have a mill. The crushed grains came an an airtight bag although it was not vacuum sealed and had some air in it. I didn't get around to brewing it because of a money...

The airlock relieves the pressure of the co2 formed inside of the carboy during fermentation so there's no excessive pressure.

How do you get it to stay on the ceiling like that? :cross:

Not bad for 3 bucks! That high density fiber board doesn't like getting wet though so you might wanna seal it or something

I'm in!!

I do! I haven't had any issues doing it yet either. The only problem that I've run into so far is that the bottles take forever to cool down. Now I just run the dishwasher at night before I go to bed and bottle in the morning.

Thanks guys! Plan on making the leap on my next batch!

Whats your best tip for someone who is making the switch to all grain? I've got everything I need to take the plunge but I'm looking for any helpful information. Cheers!

I use the dishwasher to sanitize too. I work the night shift so when I get home I load and start the dishwasher. By the time I wake up the bottles have been sanitized and have had enough time to cool. I leave the bottles in the dishwasher, open the door and put the bottling bucket right above...

I just have my probe submerged in a gallon of water... Is this a no-no? I haven't had any issues yet but its only been a few weeks

I did this same thing today.... Nothing a little duct tape and a strong grip couldn't fix until we were done chilling

Does the box crush/bow at all when the starter is on there? Go Canes

Anybody have any luck finding these for this price at their local Wally World or is this an anomaly? EDIT: And buy these both immediately!!!

Lots of poeple do full boil bathes on their stove but most of them do smaller batches due to the lenght of time it would take to boil a full 5 gallons or that they have height limitations for kettles. The size of your kettle will depend on the size batch you do. I have a 30qt (7.5 gal) kettle I...

Yes the STC will work for this and is probably the cheapest option, provided you are slightly handy and can follow a simple diagram.

Welcome and THANK YOU!

No old cell phone chargers? Old router chargers? If not you can get one at Radio Shack but not sure on the price.

The convex bottom is not gonna work. It needs to be as flat as possible. Its okay of your fan spins slow and the hard drive magnets are very popular