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I use the sun oxygen cleaner and think it works just about as good as oxiclean. Especially considering the price difference sun is a better choice. The oxiclean brand seems to work a little faster on some cleaning jobs, I wouldn't say it cleans any better though. The cheaper sun is good for most...

Thanks progmac for giving us the math on tastings to amounts in the full batch.... Something I think I'm noticing on this thread, the post that say they're using pure stevia are mentioning the bad after taste. Others that mention the brand Truvia are saying the after taste isn't as bad. I've...

QUOTE=laradactyl;6393902]I will be bottling my first batch in a little over two weeks. I have only read about half the posts to this thread but feel like I now have a good idea of what to expect. Yesterday I actually bottled a couple of six packs of water as a test run. Took some pictures...

I use the same elbow for my dip tube on bottling bucket, although I hade to cut mine off a bit to get the right length. I wanted to also say that since it fits the standard size drilled stopper hole the 3/8" barbed elbows also works perfect for a 3/8" tube on primary for blow off hose, or just...

I went ahead and bought the Extech off Amazon. I've been the ($35) Extech TM25. It has low and high alarms, reads accurate temps and has been fully submerged for 1 hour mash. I've used it for 5 brews now with no problems.

I tried the thermoworks chefalarm, it has great features with the high/low alarms, timer, big bright display, easy to use. But the pro-series needle probe proved to NOT be immersable as advertised. I had one fail after being in the mash for 15 minutes, they sent a free replacement. The...

I was going to go that route, but swmbo didn't like it. "It'll wear out the threads unscrewing it all the time", she says. Just depends on how often you brew and/or how lazy you are.

Yes, this setup will allow you to easily connect your wort chiller or anything eles with a female garden hose end to the sink. If you want the quick connect you need to get both the special aerator and snap on coupler. It will not work with the regular aerator already on your faucet. You can get...

By far the best post in this thread!

I had looked into this, thinking of useing to heat/cool fermentation chamber. But put the idea in the trash when I thought I read these type of thermoelectric coolers/heaters are limited to heat/cool only 10°-20° above/below ambient room temp. (Not really sure on temp ranges, just fact that it...

Beer made from juice.... that's called wine.

Well my chiller is just 25ft with 3/8 pipe. So smaller pump could be OK since just half the IC length you two have. Any thoughts on could it have too much flow? Certain flow rate would be too fast to allow for good heat transfer? If not I'll just get Max power pump my budget allows at the time.

Got it. Ready to chill!

Cool thanks for help, run water back into cooler or refill with tap as it pumps out?

OK so small cheap pump will do ok. Don't need 800 gph money sucking pump. So price of pump is lower than making a second chiller to use as pre-chiller through ice bucket. I think with price of copper the chiller I made was around $25-$30. Any thoughts on which works better and/or which is...