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I love DIY projects so I made a fermentation chamber for my current porter. I used a mini fridge mounted to the side of a foam lined wooden box. Hooked the whole thing (fridge and fans) to a SCT-1000 for temp control. Taped the probe to the carboy and can keep a as low as a 62F constant temp.

Thx normonster - I plan on doing exactly that. My kit came with a capper and caps. I planned to do this only for sharing and quick drinking (not long storage). Figured if i was going to share I would use my growlers. On the label trouble, I use PBW mixed in 5 gal and soak bottles. Labels...

Thx normonster - I plan on doing exactly that. My kit came with a capper and caps. I planned to do this only for sharing and quick drinking (not long storage). Figured if i was going to share I would use my growlers. On the label trouble, I use PBW mixed in 5 gal and soak bottles. Labels...

This might belong in the new brewer section but it is an extract kit. I bought the NB Bourbon Porter kit and brewed it up last night. The projected OG was 1.065. I followed the directions to the tee and tested with refract (brix) and it show at least 19 (more like 19.5) which converts to...

I just started this hobby and decided to start out kegging. I just kegged my first beer earlier this week, force carbed it and it tastes yummy!!! I started with a NB Irish Red Ale and i think it got a bit to warm during ferment but it still tastes really great. seems to have a low ABV (4.5...

I am new to home brew and have been bouncing around this site for a little while trying to better understand some of the tricks. I took the plunge and bought a full brewing setup and began to brew. So far I have had very good luck and good results. I decided to keg and not bottle for various...