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Ah, looks like vacuum sealer is the only way to go... Unfortunately. But if vacuum sealed, I'm good for 1+ year? This way I can start to buy in bulk... OH THE SAVINGS from homebrewing over buying craft in store lol. I love them. :) Thanks for the nudge over the edge all, I'll place an order...

I brew a lot of small gallon batches now, so an oz lasts me a bit of time. What's the best way to store these hops? They come in a heat sealed bag from the HBS (Adventures in Homebrewing) but how to store these partial bags after opening? Unfortunately I do not have a vacuum sealer nor the...

In the few partial boil extracts I did when first starting, I always topped off with straight tap water. Although, my tap water tastes great. YMMV, if you don't drink your tap water use bottled.

I should have asked a better question, sitting at room temp is it better in a bottle or in a secondary?

The only issue I'm encountering is really no way to ensure 60F for 6-8 months with only a swamp cooler and many other brews in the pipeline. But, I could easily allow for it to sit at room temp (60-68F) for 8 months no problem. Will that cause any issue?

Been brewing a lot of 1.5 gallon batches, thinking of doing the same here. Figured I could primary for a month and then bottle? They won't be opened for another year after that. What's the benefit of secondary over bottling?

Thank you for the tip! I'll be sure to be weary of that. Nothing a clip on the outside holding it in place can't fix though.

Anyone have an affordable probe thermometer? Something I can toss in my kettle during BIAB, wrap up with reflectix, and not have to remove lid to measure mash temp? Thinking something along this: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00004XSC5/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20 Unsure if I can complete...

Been brewing 5 gallons for quite some time now, looking to scale it down allowing me to brew on a weekly basis and experiment etc. etc. I'm wondering how much of a dry yeast packet should I pitch? 1/5? If so, what to do with the other 4/5? Can I store it somehow for a later batch? If so, how?

Thinking about this brings up another question... Scaling recipes down from 5 gallon? grains should be the same but does hop utilization?

Ah yes! Smart man! What temperature is recommended to maintain the mash temp? I'd expect it is higher than what you are mashing at (heat capacity), but how much? Does anyone sell any affordable (small) pots for with welds? Or I guess something as simple as this...

I love beer, I love my homebrew, but I'm starting to love the brewing process a bit more than both. I want to get better and for that I need more practice. I also want to experiment a LOT and try to brew weekly. I also want to experiment with some big beers yet with the limitations of only have...

I've never bottled a single batch actually, been kegging since I started. DIY'd a 2 tap kegerator from an almost brand mini fridge on CL ($35). Was just looking for ideas. The problem I'm running into is space... I suppose it'll have to wait a couple years until that is no longer an issue.

When I first got into this hobby a couple years ago, I went straight for kegging. Figured I'd never want to be bothered bottling. Now, I want to brew more and more. I also want to brew smaller batches or not occupy 1/2 of the keg spots on a beer I know will sit around for awhile (if not a...

Ahh, didn't see that! That's buddy. I'll have to look into that. Feel free to quote any good threads for reads.

I'm interested in whipping together a Jockey box... Everyone I see has around 25-50' of stainless steel coil that does all the work. I see you have, what looks like, a couple feet of tubing? How well does yours work? Does the beer come out cold? Please educate :) As if I could go with the...

This is awesome! I'm in, thank you!

Thank you for your reply. Although, as in this thread... I came across many "first style" type designs that many said it would work and many not. I was just looking for more updated information on the topic and if one design if better than the other.

I'm looking to build a fermentation chamber. Ideally, as easy as possible. I'm trying to learn everything I can about it and then go ahead and build it during the holiday. From what I'm seeing I can just buy a random mini fridge off craiglist, remove the door, and build a box around it. How...

Lord of the ESB - Extra Special Bitter All-Grain Recipe Kit Thanks!