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So... I somehow seem to have lost the instructions for my Ebay Temp controller. (This one) Specifically setting the temperature. Anyone who might have one care to clue me in? Help me homebrewtalk... you're my only hope! :)

So what can be done with an old cold water tank? Had to have the water tank (we have a well) replaced a little while back, and now I have an old tank sitting waiting to be thrown out. Can anyone think of any homebrew related projects? :)

I couldn't find anything to really bend it around when I was making it, and impatient as I am, since the copper tubing was already coiled up when I bought it, I just kind of stretched it upwards, and gently bent the intake/output tubes into place. As a result- the thing looks kind of like it...

Ok... So I've read many a thread where it's stated that lack of bubbles is not an indication of no fermentation going on. This is kind of the opposite... Do bubbles indicate there is activity, or are bubbles a pretty much meaningless sign either way? The reason I ask is I'm fermenting a...

Ok I tried to hold off on asking this. :) I searched around, and read what I could, so I'm definitely not, "worried." I'm just anxious to take a reading, and get a sample since my wine thief finally arrived today... LHBS didn't have them for a while and ordered on line... So I...

So... Armed with my advanced knowledge that after fermentation is done, everything clears up and you get beer... To me, fermentation is beautiful! :) But I AM forced to wonder... Who in their right mind saw this liquid with generally bubbling slimy looking stuff on top and figured... I'ma...

Yesterday SWMBO brought me home a stir plate, a thermometer, an Erlenmeyer flask, a graduated cylinder, some PH strips, a really cool 3 clock timer, and enough tubbing to last me until the end of the world REALLY happens... :P She also saw me checking out the posts on how to make a yeast...

So I'm planning to do the aquarium heater thing to keep my primary warm, but I'm wondering... For those of you that do this method without some sort of water movement- How do you keep the water clean? It's a warm dark wet environment- seems ripe for mold and other nastiness. Am I being...

I've been lurking for a while- and wanted to wait until I had something worthwhile to say... But I couldn't wait :) So... Hi- I'm a new homebrewer... I've brewed one batch of extract Dunkelweizen. Knowing I've always been interested in homebrewing, for my birthday SWMBO took me to an on...