1. Buy out the competition. Check! 2. Buy out the Craft Beer Breweries. Check! 3. Start buying out the Home Brew Supply Stores. Almost there! "If you want beer, will have to buy our beer. If you want to make your own beer, you will have to buy our home brew supplies. Either way, we win!" --...

Just think, all I have is an old cooler and one 8 gal pot. Now I have a goal to work toward. Great looking set up!

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Thanks. the other day I picked up one from a guy getting rid of all his brewing stuff! New wife and kids, some excuse like that, so I'll give it a go nextt weekend.

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Every home brew supply store with in 100 miles of me is closed on Sunday and Monday. Every one! I think they all got together and are colluding or something. Nothing worse than realizing that you are missing something at 8PM on Sat for a Sunday brew.

Thanks! If all else fails I'll give this a shot. It rains a lot here in the North Puget Sound and my stuff is always wet while brewing. Any moisture seems to be the killer. M

Thank you that would be great!

Hey everyone, I need some advice on thermometers. I have been using probe type thermos, (long wire and base unit) I find them anywhere from $10-$40, but they never seems to last. Any type of moisture, I think, gets the best of them and soon they are worthless. (Let's face it, there is a lot of...

Good morning everyone, I'm glad to be part of this brewing community! I'm a new brewer, started in January of this year with a extract kit I received for Christmas. I mentioned I wanted to give it a try so the wife gave me all the basics from a local home brew supply shop. After my third...

If I had a st up I would post a pic. Mine is just a bunch extra stuff, camp stove, big pots, and old cooler and used carboys. But in the end, it still good beer!!

Thanks. I agree. I can hit 150 mash temp every time with out a problem. Think I will adjust the temps to my equipment. But hey, in the end, it's still beer!

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I have a recipe from Brewer's Friend, the mash guidelines reads: 18 qt rest at 155-165 infusion 175F 60 min 8 qt rest at 165 mashout infusion 212F 15 min to volume 8 gal Fly sparge 175 45 min Help me out here. Does this mean to mash in 4.5 gal @ 175 for 60 mins. (Trying...