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Recieved my fermenter yesterday. Had it shipped to the shop to save a few bucks and keep it hidden from SWMBO (for the time being). Good tuen around time- Ordered on a monday, recieved it on the following tuesday. Good looking product, I'm excited to put it to use.... but they only sent 4 of the...

These dirt cheap ones have been my answer: http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Meter-PH-009-Multimeter-Tester/dp/B0054IQCB4/ref=pd_sim_86_3?ie=UTF8&dpID=41Wuy-aV5xL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_&refRID=016J68QR5Z0E6VFGA991 And to be clear, I am not afraid to spend money on brewing...

Despite a relative amount of negative feedback (relative being a relative word... there is very little chatter about this company in the grand scheme of things) I went ahead and ordered 14 gallon conical with racking valve upgrade this afternoon. Ordered with a credit card, so there should be no...

You calibrate the device to 0.0% brix with distilled water. The accuracy at a second point can be checked with a known concentrate solution. The instructions recommend 25g of sugar dissolved into 75g of water to read 25.0% Brix. Despite the Auto-off quirk, I am really digging this machine for...

Spent some off-season maintenance time in the field today. We haven't seen any snow yet, which is crazy... But I have a fear of snowmobiles getting caught up in my trellise over the winter, so the boy and I threw up reflectors and flags. The 9yo also found three 4-leaf clovers in the short time...

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I would contact them via the "shout" link at the bottom and inquire about this year's AA% and if they know the cohumulone content. If cohumulone is low and alphas are nearer the high end stated, I'd use all Empire. $.02 http://empirehopsfarm.com/varieties/

Stop, you'll make me blush. (I'm betting a few of the other hobby yard owners just didn't put their totals up) And yes, I do like IPAs, I'm brewing one right now with exclusively my hops :mug:

I clearly put the cart before the horse, but I did finally get my soil analyzed. One more thing to mull over this winter

That sucks to hear. I got mine like 4-5 years ago and it's a tight fit. Understand the concept of bending for a custom fit, but anybody who's tried to bend stainless steel knows what you're up against, especially because it's in a cylindrical shape already.

Strange, mine was also once owned by AB. I wonder what's different

I hope you used discount code LOOT to save 13%

Electric brewing with a RIMS tube doesn't require all that dead space. But you will want it for direct firing

So long as your keg is round, you will love it. The supports can be discarded to get the bottom below a port, but you will need a center support to keep it from collapsing during a stuck sparge (it happened to me)

No, it fits T-I-T, tight.

My Foodsaver doesn't like the painted hop union bags... so I reseal them with a clothes iron prior to saving in the freezer

I own one, it's the cat's ass. The small slits more closely emulate professional equipment and the lipped edge forms a tighter seal to a keg than the other perforated options.

@Sandy - shhhhhhhhhhhh. I've been stressing in anticipation of next year, but have to just relax for a few weeks before I go back to crunching numbers. The battle plan will likely become timing out harvests of each row at a different time and maximizing oast efficiency so as to avoid bottle...

My alphas are lower than normal, but I'm going to blame the first-year-ness of the plants. Knock on wood for next year. As to my drying process, I would absolutely alter it, but only to make it more efficient. I think if I would have brought them into the garage (with the AC unit) sooner, I...

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