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Any Home-brewers?
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(09-07-2020, 07:57 PM)jfkbengals Wrote: I used to brew, and towards the end I was doing 5 gallon kegs instead of bottling.  I still have all my stuff, but don't have anywhere to properly ferment it, so I don't do it anymore.  I do occasionally get the itch to do it, but I really don't drink much beer anymore (bourbon is my deal), so it goes by pretty quickly.

I had a similar challenge when I lived in California for several years.  No basements, warm temps most of the year.  I started fermenting in a chest-freezer with a temp controller on it to hold it at 65* or whatever I needed.  The benefit of that setup was that I could also brew lagers more easily.  After I moved to Colorado with a basement that stays between 65-68* year-round, I finished converting that chest freezer to a keezer.  

I know they also make jackets you can put on the fermentation device (i.e. bucket for many!) that can cool or heat, but I've never used on.  

I will say that these days there are soooo many options for great beer, the "need" to homebrew is much less than it was a decade ago.  It's more about the cost savings for me and having fun creating recipes.  
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Any Home-brewers? - MileHighGrowler - 08-31-2020, 08:32 PM
RE: Any Home-brewers? - bengalfan74 - 09-07-2020, 07:33 AM
RE: Any Home-brewers? - fredtoast - 09-07-2020, 09:42 AM
RE: Any Home-brewers? - MileHighGrowler - 09-08-2020, 03:12 PM
RE: Any Home-brewers? - jfkbengals - 09-07-2020, 07:57 PM
RE: Any Home-brewers? - MileHighGrowler - 09-08-2020, 03:08 PM
RE: Any Home-brewers? - jfkbengals - 09-08-2020, 09:40 PM
RE: Any Home-brewers? - MileHighGrowler - 09-10-2020, 12:55 PM
RE: Any Home-brewers? - Tiger Teeth - 09-10-2020, 01:33 PM
RE: Any Home-brewers? - MileHighGrowler - 01-23-2021, 02:42 PM
RE: Any Home-brewers? - MileHighGrowler - 01-24-2021, 03:08 PM
RE: Any Home-brewers? - kalibengal - 01-16-2021, 09:47 PM
RE: Any Home-brewers? - MileHighGrowler - 01-17-2021, 07:11 PM
RE: Any Home-brewers? - XenoMorph - 01-19-2021, 05:55 PM
RE: Any Home-brewers? - HarleyDog - 01-19-2021, 07:31 PM
RE: Any Home-brewers? - MileHighGrowler - 01-21-2021, 02:46 PM
RE: Any Home-brewers? - HarleyDog - 01-21-2021, 09:06 PM
RE: Any Home-brewers? - MileHighGrowler - 01-21-2021, 09:32 PM
RE: Any Home-brewers? - MileHighGrowler - 01-24-2021, 11:42 PM
RE: Any Home-brewers? - MileHighGrowler - 01-25-2021, 12:12 PM

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