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Well, I purchased my first pieces of equipment for my planned home brew system today. I bought two chest freezers from craigslist. I bought a small 5 – 6 cub ft and a larger 14.8 cub ft for very reasonable amounts. Now that I have temp under control I wanted to ask a couple of...

Thank you all for the detailed responses. We plan on using the floor freezer as our primary fermentation cooler. I like the Ranco temp controller the best to regulate both the frig and freezer. I wanted to ask what is the most accurate way to monitor your primary fermentation wort temp...

Would it be necessary to tap a secondary/racking tap in the bottom of the bucket?

Then is it really necessary to monitor primary fermenting temp?

Does the fermenting process generate significant heat? The reason I am asking the question is as follows: a. If the primary is generating heat from the fermenting process then I will adjust my planned floor freezer temp to recommended yeast ranges to compensate for the actual temp on the...

Let me start by stating congratulations to Cheesefood who obviously created a very special recipe. I did read almost the entire thread. Cheese, did you prefer version one or two. Your writing leads me to believe version two. It would be great to sticky all success stories and track...

Personally, I don't think the Chimay is worth the money. I really enjoy the Maredsous 8 and 10. Especially, the 10 which I think is well balanced for such a big beer. They are reasonably priced at $7.00 for the large bottles and 8.99 for a four pack of 12 oz bottles. There are also several...

Can you explain how it is used and is it easy to sanatize? I assume it is dependent on the temp of the water that is reverse circulated through it. If I understand the principle correctly. Sorry for the thread jack. I am also considering purchasing one for my new set-up.

I have to agree regarding the Belgian style beers. Some of my favorites are Meredsous 8 & 10 and Chimay Reserve. I just recently bought a case of ST.SIXTUSABDIJ WESTVLETEREN 12 Gold Cap. This is by far the best beer I have ever drunk. :mug:

Hello to all from South Texas. I am a true newbie and looking forward reading and researching using site. I have not purchase my home kit yet but I am doing the research before I pull the trigger on a kit. I hope to make an educated decision regarding a good kit, hopefully within the next...