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    Speidel 7.9 Gallon owners- Can you confirm the diameter at bottom?

    I have a small fermentation chest freezer. The bottom section is 16.5" x 13 3/8" . After 8 inches from the bottom, the freezer opens up to be much wider than 13 3/8". I understand the Speidel 7.9 is 13.5" wide, though it has a tapered profile. Can someone confirm what the width of the...
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    Making mead for first time, can I only use FermFed without DAP additions?

    So I'm attempting to follow this recipie Beginner Traditional. I have FermFed, which I understand from googling is the equivilent of Fermaid K which contains DAP. I checked the recipe calculator here: BatchBuildr - MeadMakr , and it says I need to add Fermaid K , DAP, and go-ferm. Think I...
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    Has anyone purchased a float hydrometer from Mountain Parameters in Canada?

    My understanding is due to patents, nobody can sell anything similar to a tylt in the U.S. I'm look at a retailer in Canada who ships the float hydrometer to the U.S. called Mountain Parameters. Though the sketchy thing is they ask for payment by Zelle, otherwise there is a heavy surcharge...
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    Is it safe to sanatize yeast hydration container with starsan?

    So I know it's not generally required, but I am brewing something that is high gravity and would like to rehydrate my yeast. This is probably a dumb question but I read starsan is safe for brewing because it gets neutralized by lower PH wort. Is it safe to use starsan for the yeast hydration...
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    Spiedel or SS Brewbucket?

    I'm looking to upgrade my fermenter (plastic bucket from northern brewer). It works but the lid is a PITA to get off, and no matter what I do, it always leaks a small amount of crud from the spigot. From my research it seems the Spiedel 30 liter or SS Brewbucket are good options. Thoughts...
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