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I went the pH meter route first... They're not cheap, the probes wear out, and the thing requires special care (eg probe storage solution). I moved back to ph strips.

I do the same as above. Never cleaned inside. I hose it down with high pressure after using and before putting it in, and let it sanitize with 15 minutes left. I use vinyl tubing attached to mine and have never had melting issues.

My old ferm chamber (now broken) was rusty and moldy when I got it. I took an orbital sander to it, and bought some trem-clad appliance spray paint. That stuff was amazing. I'm no quality painter, and it dried evenly and smooth, non tacky (I forget how many coats I did). That inside stayed...

ah - yours isn't the brand that just crapped out on me.. Well, if they only last a year or so I guess that is what it is. Maybe I'll run some semi-permanent pex there and put a smaller hose on. Right now, I do need 50' unfortunately. Also, for some ridiculous reason, this kind of stuff is /way/...

yuck. I don't think a hose should wear out in a year. I hope my new brand works better. Just out of curiosity, do you buy the same brand each time, and, what is it?

oh those o rings! I thought you meant the seal for the spigot mount. Apologies. I wonder if you can lubricate it with something.. it says to use starsan, but I'd imagine after it's fermented it'd be wet in there.

I did order the SSBT today, and I was thinking about the dip tube. Then I noted you said the two o-rings. Just to confirm, the instructions say to only use one o-ring in installation, the other is extra. check out page 2...

Thanks for the tip on the extra O rings. I agree, the anvil's use of a teflon washer seems to be meant to swivel. I was worried with the SSBT that the nut would come loose and it'd leak while I was turning it...

I do the same cleaning as you, but I always give my bottles a good soak in diversol sometime before using. I've never used a bottle brush. I do this because my bottles can collect dust, spiders, and other things along the way. Also, sometimes I get "gifted" bottles and they get mixed in. My...

Hey everyone! After noticing some weird etching on my glass carboys, then googling "are glass carboys actually dangerous", I decided to ditch them and move to SS (I'm done, decided- let's not argue about that decision here :) ). FWIW, I'm debating between the SS brewtech 7 gal brew bucket or the...

I bought a cheap one ~$30 on Amazon and regretted it. It never calibrated well. Also, probes take maintenance (keep them in solution, etc.) and you need to replace them. Ph meters are a chore and I advise you to be ready to buy a better one with replaceable probes. I also recently started using...

UPDATE - rotten rubber / plastic. The hose started leaking at the house end, and so I finally decided to chuck it. But first, I grabbed a carpet knife and chopped it open. The white rubber inside was breaking down like cheap / old rubber does, and I could rub it off into a white paste with my...

I made mine... You have to be really careful of kinking. If you don't have a roller (who does?) there are tricks. I live in a cold climate so I made mine in the middle of winter: filled it with water and let it freeze, then formed with the ice providing lateral support. I've heard others use...

Trying to grow it isn't a bad idea. I used to farm my yeast so I have the gear around - just checked, out of agar and my pre-made plates are all dried up (even though I tried to seal them). Agar I guess it is! I won't be brewing with this again. I may just get a new hose, but $30 every two...

I BIAB in a tallboy 8 gallon with a thermometer probe. The bag does snag, but I've used it now since 2014 without any issue. I made the bag myself, back then I didn't see any BIAB options locally. Now of course you can buy bags for cheap [other post]

I tried to merge my updates into one message above, but couldn't find how to delete this message, sorry. :(

I tried to merge my updates into one message above, but couldn't find how to delete this message, sorry. :(

Hey everyone, I have been brewing in my attached garage - just inside the house is a laundry hookup not being used, so I use it as my water supply. I bought a 50ft RV drinking water hose, put some fittings on the end, and it works fantastic. Today I noticed some white.. things floating in the...