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My fridge didn't have much control either. I picked up this bad boy http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00368D6JA/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20 I set my fridge's themostat to it's lowest setting, then plugged this thing in. Exact temperature controls, and the device has nice settings.

You can get in-line filters specifically made to remove chlorine from tap water.

Alright, I kegged both beers on monday. They've been carbonating at 45 degrees at 15 psi. I tried a glass of each last night just to see what was happening. I noticed plenty of bubbles in the beer, and it tasted fine, but there was no head at all! What could I be doing wrong here?

Are the gauges water proof? I know the part that actually measures the pressure is, but is the glass that protects the needle?

I decided to keg instead of bottle, so got the gear all set up this weekend. I had a fridge left over from college that can just barely fit two soda kegs. I took a utility knife to the drawer holders and removed those, and also moved the freezer component to the back wall. Still working on...

Replace the airlock with a blow-off tube?

Cannot wait until I get to do this in a week lol.

I racked into the secondary today!

Alright, very little bubbling (around 2 a minute) out the airlock and no yeast movement anymore. Took a reading today: Riding around 1.06. Shouldn't be gravity be lower than that though, since I added an extra gallon of water accidentally? 1.06 is what the sheet says the OG should be like...

Thanks for the re-assurance guys! I'll let you know how it turns out :)

Yes lots of gunk got from the wort to the carboy. I did not dry hop anything, I hope that is just leftovers from the wort and not hops.. It's fermenting in my basement, right around 70 degrees. We accidentally added too much water because we thought we were using a 5 gallon carboy.

Anxious/nervous first time brewer. I used the brewer's best ipa kit: Malts Used: Light Liquid Malt Extract 60ºL Crystal Malt Victory Malt Hops Used: Cascade Yeast: Nottingham Dry Yeast Here's what it looked like at 0 hours: First mistake was we added too much water, it...