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I did my first all-grain brew on Thursday. Fermentation was recommended at 70. I put my carboy in the basement and went out of town for the weekend. When I returned on Sunday I noticed the temp at 62. I have since moved the carboy upstairs where the temp has been raised and is holding around...

Hello, Just received my new weldless cooler and kettle conversion kits from bargain fittings and I was wondering if they needed to be sanitized or cleaned prior to installing them?

Does anyone have any feedback as to which size hole saw to use for adding a weldless kit? I have seen both 7/8 and 13/16 recommended and I am not sure which one to use. Worried about ruining my first brew pot.

Hello, I'm thinking of going the cooler route for a MLT and I was wondering if anyone has any feedback as to whether it is better to use a rectangular or circular one. I would be looking around 10 gal in size. I had read on a previous post that it is better to have a deeper grain bed when...

Hi, I have some questions regarding brewing equipment. I was looking for some feedback regarding kettles. I'm looking to do 10 gal batches and wondering if I should be looking at 15 gal or 20 gal kettles or maybe a combo of one 15 gal HLT, one 15 gal MT and one 20 gal BK. Would anyone...

Hi, I'm just staring out in home brewing. I'm looking to do all-grain brewing and I see a lot of photos of people's brew stations with the 15.5 gal kegs. This looks like a cool alternative to the kettles. I found someone on Craigslist selling kegs for $50 per. Wondering if this is a...

First Post Haven't brewed yet. I've asked for a homebrewing kit for X-Mas the last three yrs with nothing to show for it. I decided I'm going to have to do it myself. I took a beginning beer making class and beginning kegging class in Jan. I've bought a couple books and looked at possibly...