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Any supplies I should I have some "extra" of?
As a new home brewer, I've been reading up on posts regarding things that can go wrong during a brew and how to fix them. For example, if I have understood correctly, stuck fermentation may require ...
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48 quart rectangular cooler as an HLT?
I'm gathering equipment on the cheap to start all grain brewing and looking at options for an HLT. A rectangular 48 quart cooler is about half the price as the customary 10 gallon Igloo everyone uses ...
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Wine Thief or a simpler way to sample wort from a carboy?
I was unable to get an O.G. sample from my first batch in the carboy (tried using a long siphon tube with my finger held over one end...), so I'm trying to buy a wine thief to take final gravity, but ...
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What are the simple things i should be careful about (like bleach) for my first time brewing?
I'm planning to make my first batch within the next couple of days and was checking what all thing i should not OVERDO (like bleach sanitation).
Should i be careful before i cap my bottle (i don't ...
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First Time Brewing...am I doing it right?
So I went to my local brewing store, and got a starter kit. It came with a 7 gallon fermenter, a siphon tube, a floating thermometer, bottle caper, bottle caps, bottle scrubber, and sanitizer.
By the ...
chris