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So I crashed my ale yesterday (attempted anyway) and I'm struggling to get to, and maintain 34F. It'll get there eventually. Since last night I t's been steadily dropping. It'll likely hit 34F tonight. I'll have to re-figure this. Currently my 40 gal fermente is holding 25 gal. of a two hearted...

I'll temporarily be using my fermentation freezer to chill a drum of water/ propylene grycol mixture and run it through my new conical's coil to hold temps and crash cool when ready. I plan to fill the drum with approx. 8 gal. total. From what I've read this will take a glycol ratiio of 32%. I'm...

I was making a starter for an upcoming brew and put the flask on the stir plate for a few hours. I covered it with a dish towel as the house was a bit chilly. Fell asleep and woke the next morning to find it at 82F. Whats the damage? Does this yeast have a maximum temp or is it still useable?

Here are the particulars. I've built a single barrel system modifying a Groen 60DTL from steam to electric installing 4 3k watt coils to provide 144k btu (more than enough) power for a mash tun. Moving on, I'll pair this with a spike 50gal boil kettle. Now I'll ferment using for now a 40 gal...

I'm in the process of setting up a 40 gal. conical for single barrel fermentations. I've located the thermowell mid level (approx 15 gal. mark) and for the sample port/product drain port I'm considering installing the bulkhead fitting at approximately the 1-2 gallon mark with an internal...

To move closer to single barrel brewing I'm in the market for a fermenter. What size would meet my needs. Would a 35 or 40 gal fermenter be more desirable?

I've read many threads and viewed YouTube vids regarding motorizing grain mills. I liked the direct drive application as the bearing of the drive roller doesn't seem to me to be designed to hold pulley combined with the lateral stress from a tensioned belt. However, pulleys, pillow blocks and a...

I'm curious if anyone has used something like this to maintain a fermenter temperature. At a 2.5 to 5w density psi it seems like it would be reasonable. https://www.mcmaster.com/#blanket-heaters/=15sqlin

Can anyone tell me if there is a thread on these forums that will explain (in layman terms) how to program a flashed STC-1000? I found something that explains it but I'm not much into programming and it's somewhat Greek to me.

Im curious if anyone has any experience with this brand of carboy. I found a couple of the 50L size for a great price but don't know much about them, whether the mouth is the same size of a typical conical. I know they're very expensive new but $30 each sounds like a pretty good price.

Last Saturday I brewed a pretty obnoxious batch of pumpkin ale. When I purchased the specialty malts and yeast I hadn't realized that my LHBS only sold me 1/2 of the amount of yeast required. I brew a 10 gal batch for two 5 gal ferments. I hadn't realized this until I started my sparge so using...

I've been looking at a lot of different brands of regulators lately as I plan to set up 3 kegs in my beer fridge. What are the higher quality regulators offering a more reliable setting/reading. At the moment I'm using a cheaper oxygen regulator that seems to rise after setting. I want to avoid...

Somewhere I saw a discussion regarding placement of the thermowell in the ferm chamber but can't seem to find it now. It stands to reason that locating your temp probe for the stc1000 in the thermowell. Some said in a bottle of water, some said just free hanging in the fermentation chamber witch...

Preparing a Hoegaarden clone I made up a starter using DME and Wyeast (Belgian Wit) - 3944. At first is fizzled a bit that that was it. I held it in the Ferm fridge over night @ 22C. The next morning it seemed to have finished. No activity at all. Later in the afternoon I moved it to the fridge...

I'm wondering if any of you hold your C02 bottle outside of your Kegerator. I'd like to also supply my mig welder with the same bottle. This bottle is rather large, about 3 ft tall so it's too big for the fridge and I think a little extra plumbing is a cheaper bet that buying an extra bottle.

I'm looking at a few of the larger induction tanks and am wondering if anyone has tried one of these. http://agrimart.net/ace-roto-mold-20-gallon-full-drain-blow-molded-inductor-tank-ibfd20-set/ Looking to hear the Pros or Cons.

http://www.tanksforless.com/p/7034/ace-roto-mold-15-gallon-cone-inductor-tank-a-in0015-19 I think it could be fit in my freezer for temp control and with some minor work adding necessary fittings become a fermenter.

I'm looking at finishing up my mash tun and wonder what preferences people find in regard to a % of opening to their false bottom. The false bottom I'm considering is the one offered by AIH for a keg @ 19% opening. Any thoughts?

After stripping the chrome hinge covers, brand badge and masking off the handles and hinges I sanded and prepped this 50s era freezer for a fresh prime and top coat of enamel. The workings are very old and need replacement. I'll have to replace the cooling system but I think it's all doable at a...

I've been working on components putting together my eHERMs system. Unfortunately I have an expensive daughter pillaging my savings. I've already built the controller using Kal's Electric Brewery spec for a control panel. I'm considering cutting into 2 of my 1/2 barrel kegs to make a mash tun...