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Two days on my starter and no krausen yet... I'll give it some more time, might not get to brew Saturday after all

I placed an order for 2 kits of brew last week. I got liquid yeast, 1 propagator and 1 activator I think. I noticed it shipped on Friday, and was immediately worried it would sit in a warehouse all weekend. I included one cold pack for the yeast, and it arrived on the porch today. At 104 degrees...

I just used standard wall insulation for a home in mine. Just don't pack it in there tight.

If its anything like our shop its old crappy worn out dull bits...?

I want to say the GE ones won't work unless you bend the freezer section against the back wall. And thats taking a risk. Ive been following craigslist for months trying to find a Frigidaire FRC445 and all I see are those GE models.

This fridge has all the coolant lines going around the sides of the refrigerator. When the guy repaired the one leak we saw (compressor is still good) and got pressure to the rest of the system, pinhole leaks were springing up everywhere. If I put the ice in the freezer, would that take the...

I came across a cool old fridge this summer and rebuilt it and repainted it. Got it all nice looking and then gave it to a guy I know to repair a leak in the refrigerant line. Ended up not being repairable, so I have been trying to figure out what to do with this nice looking, non functional...

I thought only cooked hops were poisonous? Someone correct me if I'm wrong

I would advise against this. We might have used to play with dry ice and 20oz plastic bottles back in the day.. My friend might have broken 3 bones in his hand from one going off prematurely....

Plain old cherry pie filling? Can you elaborate on your process please? That should be cheaper than fresh cherries at least

Alright then. Ill let it sit. Thanks for the incredibly fast responses guys!

Cool, Im in Denton. I really like the Homebrew HQ store in Richardson, Im sure you have been there. I think Im going to go ahead and bottle it. If nothing else get some practice before doing the whole thing. Also using the airlock on the carboy. I sampled some of it, I think it tastes...

That sounds good, Im sanitizing some bottles right now. It was in the primary for 5 days. I didnt get my hydrometer in the mail in time to do all this correctly and take measurements, so I cant be sure, but there was definitely less than a bubble a minute. I had a pretty vigorous fermentation...

I just racked my first batch of beer into my carboy from my bottling bucket. I realized a couple days after I put it in the bucket I should have put it in the carboy first. Anyway, I filled up the carboy but I have a half gallon or so of beer left... I really dont like to waste anything...

Thanks for the welcomes guys. Im really excited about getting into homebrewing, sticking with the kits for now. And apparently the yeast is still alive b/c its bubbling pretty good right now! Awesome Im not sure what type yeast was included in the kit. It is a Mountmellick Malt Extract 'Famous...

Hey guys. Newbie here. I tried my first batch this afternoon. I have a kit with the liquid malt can of Irish Stout and a pack of dry yeast. Also bought 4 lbs of dark liquid malt extract. I am pretty sure I did everything correctly up until the yeast part. I mixed the yeast into half a cup of...