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Over in THIS THREAD we were throwing around ideas for a meet-up in the Temecula/Murrieta area. I'm just a tad north of there but I'm going to go ahead and pull the trigger on it so here goes... My wife and I are inviting everyone over to our place in Menifee, on January 19th for a HBT...

I was given this small ice cream freezer/merchandiser for free. My first thought was to turn it into a kegerator but its not quite deep enough to fit corny kegs without a collar (the curved plastic top would have to be removed). So then I thought about using it for a fermentation chamber. It...

I picked up this little gem off Craigslist for $100, including what you see in the photos plus a sanke keg that might become a fermenter some day. The kegerator a little old and ratty but it gets very cold and I think its a pretty good candidate for some lovin'. It's a Kenmore which should be...

I bought this Beverage Air commercial freezer off Craigslist. Anybody use one of these for a fermentation chamber? It will hold about 15 cornies. I also bought a Johnson controller from the same guy, and I plan to use it for my fermenter/cellar. Looking forward to controlling my ferment...

I bought a Honey Pale Ale extract kit from MoreBeer and will be brewing it up on Sunday. I thought I would tinker a bit with it, looking for some input. The recipe uses 4 lbs. LME, .5 lb. DME, and 3 lbs. honey, all added at the beginning of the boil. I've read in other threads here on HBT...

I've been away from home brewing (though not away from drinking craft beers and friends' home brews) for almost 20 years. Way back in the day I loaned my equipment to a buddy, we drifted apart, and I sort of lost my stuff in the process. Always wanted to get back into it and glad that I...

Been lurking here for a short while, getting ready to brew my first* batch tomorrow so thought I'd introduce myself. The * is because I used to homebrew until about 17 years ago, when I loaned my equipment to a friend. I eventually lost touch with my friend and also my equipment. I always...