Temp controller was one of the best home brewing purchases I've made.

Are you preheating your cooler? I use an electric tea kettle to boil 1.7L of water that I dump in the cooler 5 minutes before I add the load of mash water. If you don't preheat, you will have some loss. Are you keeping notes? This will be very important. Referencing what you are brewing as...

I've used the times a few times now. It is better than using the old kitchen timer. EVERY time it tells me to sanitize the brew pot lid It's a sure bet I had forgotten I was going to have to. I usually have a friend helping (not a home brewer) and it's easy for me to have him look and tell me...

wow. I hadn't even thought of this. Can't count how many times I've gone to the LHBS and forgot my list.

I have a room in the basement that is on it's own zone. I just set the thermostat to 3-5 degrees below the "preferred fermentation temp" of the yeast i'm using.

that's how I do it. I fill a plastic tub with PBW and fill it with empties. if they don't slide off in the morning, they get tossed in the recycle bin. once you get a good stock built up you are only going to need to soak and peel a six pack worth here or there.

Hi folks, my name is Sean, been brewing for just over a year. I've been using the software for a few months and love it. planning on making my last extract batch this weekend and then no more until I get the all Grain setup put together.

that does sound wonderful. I usually have some hops or some washed yeast I'd love to use up.

I'd love to have a notebook function. Something simple, just a spot to jot down note and ideas. I find myself thinking up Ideas for recipes, equipment upgrades and the such. 99% of the time it's when I'm at work or waiting in line at the DMV. Since I can log in to the site from any computer or...

Re: Labelling? I use the 3/4" round Avery labels and stick them on the cap. I just put the beer name and bottling date. The rest of the info is stored here, so I don't need any more detail. By labeling only the cap, you aren't stripping labels each time. as far as not needing a whole sheet...

I keg anything medium to small. Anything big or anything that needs some time to age goes in bottles. Simple batches that will be drank in volume? keg.