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My kegerator is in my garage, and this summer it's been pretty hot. I'd say continuous 80's/90's. So I have a relatively new keezer with a 2x8 collar (3x stained and eurathaned (sp?). I also added a 1/2" rigid foam insulation around the collar. BUT my keezer still cycles on and off too often...

I currently use a STC1000 temperature controller with the temperature lead in a plastic water bottle. Lately my kegerator has been cycling about every 3 or 4 hours. I have a low power fan at the top of the keezer for some air circulation. Everytime I open up the lid to check on condensation...

I am pretty new to All-grain, and two out of three of my first batches were pitched. My last one is not terrible, but i often find that is has an off taste at the end. I have even noticed this in a local breweries Golden Ale. Right now I use a Camco RV Water filter on my garden hose, and I...

Much to her chagrin, my wife is allowing me to ask for beer equipment for my birthday. Currently have a 9 gallon kettle with sight glass and valve plus a 10 gallon round rubber maid mash tun. I have another 40 quart aluminum pot used for HLT or use in transferring and finally I have a little...

Anyone had dealings with selling/shipping beer. I tried a bottle and probably would like to sell the other bottle I have remaining. Ebay does not allow, so how does one legally go about selling/shipping beer abouts.

I am not speaking ill of either, but USER ERROR lead to what is likely a watery beer. I have a 10 gallon rubbermaid MLT and a 10 gallon kettle. This was my first adventure in All Grain with my equipment. I bought Beersmith, but could not seem to get a good handle on how much water. I...

I have been scouring Craigslist, but can't find any for a decent price. I am hoping to make a keggle, but I can't find the kegs.

I used the Bargain Fittings kit on my Home Depot 10 gallon round cooler. The valve is water proof and can open and close easily. But I can spin it if I pull too hardly on it. Am I doing something wrong?

I purchased a bunch of valves and such from bargain fittings so I could make a mash tun and valves BK. however I didn't even think about the pickup tube, and now I am stuck on what I should do, and where I should place my valves. I planned on using a 90 deg bend inside the kettle, but now I am...

I previously placed my probe in a beer glass with water on the hump. I found my freezer cycling more often that it should seeing as it was about 35 degrees through out the month. I installed a fan and that didn't affect the temp probe, but it helped maintain even temperatures. I switch to a...

I haven't dived into any threads and honestly, I am probably not at the level to invest much money into it... BUT.... I am always like a kid in the candy store on HBT. I would love to make a system. Just not sure how much a typical system costs. Refer me to another thread as I assume this...

I bought a big giant sheet of foam and planned on doulbing up the walls of my kegerator and fermentor. They are pretty efficient with the stained/poly'd wood color and 1 layer of the 1/2" sheet of foam. I have some wood,plywood, and a heck of alot of rigid foam left. Any ideas of what I can do...

Thread that has the best rated/viewed/suggested recipes on HBT? I know BierMuncher's Centennial Blonde has been all over the place, but I was hoping that there might be a forum/thread/list of the best rated beer recipes. It could be from the most viewed/replicated or even which ones won the...

I have been splitting 10 gallon batches with a buddy, and I have 3 full kegs at the moment. I have 3 others that are empty. My kegerator is the only place i can really store the kegs at a cold temperature (except maybe the garage in the winter) and it holds at most 5 kegs. But... I have an...

I recently purchased two freezers from craigslist. One was a steal at $50 (looked nearly brand new) and one was not so much of a steal. The latter actually had the compressor taking up the entire length of the chest freezer and about 6-8 inches on the bottom. I would have walked away but I...

I have been brewing for a little over a year with buddies, and now I am on my own. We've bought DME packages from our LBS and read the directions following them to a T. However I have been researching and saw that doing an actual full boil is better than diluting the 2 or so gallon boil with...

I recently purchased a 15 cu ft freezer for $75 (steal). It's got rust spots all over and i am hoping that doesn't cause any issues with my beer because I recently converted it to a fermentation chamber using the STC1000 controller. My next step is to build a keezer with it or build the...