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For those that go this route how durable is it. The ranco being a non proportional t-state means it powers on and off (like plugging in and out) the refrigeration unit. does this cause stress on the parts? Also what temp difference do you program. I am very familiar with the ranco as i use...

I have a 5 gal batch of red headed step child fully fermented and want to bottle 2.5 gallons and put the rest in a corney keg, The corney thing is new to me and wondered if this was ok to do in a 2.5 gallon batch and if i need to do anything special. Also I intend to sugar carb the bottles...

this is a pic, looks like soap suds and been that way for 3 or so days, brewed on 1/29. worry or not? don't worry i am having a home brew :)

So after 3 extract batches and 1 partial mash we have decided it was time to get after this thing. So we are going into all grain brewing with no idea as to what we are doing. However we have some cool tools, some good ideas and off we start. Buy 3 kegs, get the plasma out and lets see what...

This is pain in the..........I am using a large funnel and a screen in the bottom that gets clogged all the time, is there a better way? a different strainer? help. straining is taking me more than 45 min to get it into the primary. Shawn

I am doing a partial mash for the first time and trying out a new 2 gal cooler for the mash. temps are suppose to be 150-160 for 75 min. i am 20 min in and sitting at 152, start temp was 158 ish. should i worry, add hot water or just let er be. shawn

here is a pic of my 1 week in fermentation hopnog 2009. what ya think?

What am i missing here grolsch flip top 16 oz bottles run around 1.89-2.09 a bottle at th LQ store full of beer, however buying empty bottles from the LHBS runs 2.89 to 3.25 per bottle for the 1/2liter. am I missing something here......

Greetings all, I have finished my first brew with the help of a buddy that has done 6 brews before. I think he didn't teach to well or was not taught himself that well. However here's the story: brewing brewers best hopnog 2009 American ipa. The entire process went real well, real clean...

New to this game, Had a buddy help me with a home brew kit, and also my first brew kit. First brew is called hopnob 2009 from brewers best. been sitting in primary for 3 hours so far. great site and going to look for lots of info. Shawn