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I bought a used Danby fridge to make a fermentation chamber. Currently, the warmer the fridge can be (when the wheel is set to "1") is approximately 57F. I'd like to be able to have a 65F temperature for my fermentations. How can I achieve this? I saw that some persons use an aquarium...

I'm going to make my first starter ever! For my first two batches, I used dry yeast (2 packs each time) and it worked well. But this time I'm using a liquid yeast and it seems it's better to make a starter for those. Is a stir plate required to get a good starter? If I do not have a stir...

I bottled my very first brewing this morning! :ban: But I had to make contortions to be able to get the last 3-4 bottles from the bottling bucket! The spigot is too high so there is a lot of liquid below it. I had to lean the bucket to get it and it wasn't easy (I was alone). Do you have...

I use my bath full of ice to cold the wort. For my first brewing, I put the kettle in the bath. But there is a thermometer on the kettle and I don't think it likes to go under water that much! So I'm thinking about transfering the wort to the primary fermenter as soon as the boil is done, put...

Hi! I'm new to HomeBrewTalk and also new to the world of homebrewing. I bought almost all the equipment I need for my first brewing and I plan on doing it next weekend or so. I start all-grain (I built my mash tun, yeah!) and with a recipe maybe more complex than what I should as a beginner...