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Haven't tried an Irish Red yet so that would be great! Irish Red - All-Grain Recipe Kit

Best thing I ever did was the ferm chamber from a Holiday 5.2 cu. in. chest freezer. BTW for the OP if you get one of these smaller chest freezer I recently found out that four 3 gallon Better Bottles will fit in the main part of the freezer that will really open up how much you can brew...

Just wanted to post somewhat of an update about the chest freezer fermentation chamber described in an earlier post on this thread. One of the limitations I quickly figured out with my chest freezer fermentation chamber is that I could only fit one 5 gallon bucket in the main portion for...

I'm not sure I get the question. Isn't a wort cooler (chiller) and a fermentation chamber two different things? A wort chiller is used to rapidly cool wort from near boiling to yeast pitching temperature as quickly as possible. A fermentation chamber, or cooler, is generally a temperature...

I generally only drink on Friday night with an occasional beer or two (no more than 2)on a Saturday or Sunday during Football season. If we go out to eat I might have a beer with dinner, and my wife and I always designate one or the other as driver and that person doesn't drink while the other...

I have been brewing for just a few months and today I brewed my third 5 gallon extract batch. Since I started I scored a Holiday 5.2 Cubic Foot chest freezer that I turned into a fermentation chamber using an STC-1000 temperature controller. One of the limitations I quickly figured out with...

OK it has been awhile on this thread but if anyone is interested here is why I was looking for the better bottles. I scored a used 5.2 cubic inch off craiglist and used an STC-1000 temp controller to turn it into a fermentation chamber. I have used a 5 gallon Monster Brew bucket for 3 extract...

In my best Arte Johnson impression... "berry interesting...."

So far I have brewed two one gallon micro-brews, and my first extract 5 gallon batch is in bottles but needs at least another week to condition. I also have another one gallon micro fermenting. So far I have not taken any real notes beyond date and time I started. My reason for this is that I...

I actually found a LHBS not far from me. I had heard about this place but had not been able to find it. Turns out it is actually inside an Antique store. I guess they rent space there and they have the 3 gallon Better Bottles for $24 which is the asking price at most online stores, but of course...

I had seen this store too, but because of the shortage I sent their customer service an email asking about availability. This was a week ago yesterday and I have still not gotten a response. I decided not to take a chance in the event they don't have them in stock.

Hmmmmmm....... Well I was looking at ones as you describe that take 4-6 weeks at 35 degrees or so. Definitely something to think about doing it like an ale and then cold crashing. Of course I'm also looking at doing a DIY mash tun so I can go all grain as well. I have a 5 gallon extract kit to...

Nope! Can't blame them either! If you work in a Brew Shop you need at least ONE day off to drink beer! I'll give 'em a call on Tuesday! Thanks!

Hey thanks for the info on your LBS. Have any idea if they will be open tomorrow? The price is consistent with what I have seen so if shipping isn't outrageous I'll probably buy a couple! Hadn't heard about the equipment problem with the better bottle company I hope they recover! The best thing...

Yeah I am actually looking at 3 gallon ones and I can't find them anywhere either. The only place I found online is www.beveragefactory.com but because of the current seeming shortage I sent an email to their customer service on Thursday (May 21st) about availability but I haven't heard back...

A lager is definitely in the planning! I have a family reunion that I want to take a couple of cases to, as well as a big 4th of July party I really need to take a couple of cases to. I figure on waiting until late summer to start a lager. One thing I really didn't think about was that the 6...

OK got the $50 chest freezer off craiglist! Here it is!

It's horrible, HORRIBLE having this much beer around! Oh, wait......

Hey no worries wouldn't consider it hijacking at all. The links posted above are good there are even some on youtube- don't have any links handy. Right now I am more interested in cooling, but that will change in 3 or 4 months! Then I'll worry about how/what to use to heat rather than cool...

OK. Has anyone ever made it OUT of this hobby alive!? :drunk: 2 months ago, on a whim, I bought a one gallon brew kit from Brooklyn Brew Shop and made my first batch of beer. Yesterday was my first 5 gallon extract batch, and today I got a chest freezer off craiglist and an STC-1000 temp...