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Not that I've looked into it at all, but I suspect you'd have to modify your fermenter to get the sensor in there whilst still providing a good seal to stop any nasties getting in? I don't know how I'd get a sensor into either of my fermenters and still seal them adequately as they are...

I'll just add, manticle makes a good point about the temperature of the wort while fermenting being warmer than you expect because it generates heat. That said measuring temperature exactly during fermentation can be difficult without wasting plenty of hydrometer samples or risking infection...

People keep saying dried yeast is cheap, but I find that is true only if you are doing large batches! I do 'half size' brews (9-10L) and at ~$7 for a packet of US-05 at the LHBS that makes it not so cheap. I've just started reusing yeast myself, but instead of rinsing and storing it, I plan to...

I used detergent in my fermenter the first couple of times after brewing to clean it out. I always thoroughly rinsed it out, and before the next brew I would wash it with some kind of brewing cleaner. I didn't have a problem, but as you already know, avoiding detergent is best, so I invested in...

You could also consider making a starter if you don't have a second pack of yeast (or don't want to spend the money on one). I've never made one personally, but from what I've read they are fairly simple, and are generally a good idea for lagers. If this isn't quite correct, hopefully someone...

Over summer I tried to keep all my beers in the fermenting fridge so they weren't sitting in the garage getting too hot! It just meant I didn't have room to do any fermenting for a while, especially seeing I had lager in there and I wanted to put on an ale next. Waited until I had enough room to...

Thanks guys. I bottled this just over a week ago. The yeasty flavour definitely lessened by the 3rd week in primary and after cold crashing it for 2 days before bottling it was even less again. Hopefully this means the remainder of it will settle out in the bottle. Might try one this coming...

I'm guessing you might already have this on, but I know if I hadn't had any replies to a post asking about only my second brew I'd be a bit disappointed! I've only done about 9 brews but I can try and comment... You've obviously got some idea about the numbers having plugged things into a...

I've found with kits I've made I've been disappointed not because the beer is bad, but because it didn't taste how I expected it would. Let other people try it and they think it's a great beer. I've never tried to make the same beer twice because I had so many things I want to try, but I'm now...

I used home brand juice for the one cider I made, along with 1.5L of golden circle pear juice. I can drink dry cider but it fermented too dry / tart for me to want to drink 20L of it. I ended up back sweetening when bottling. I used splenda in some bottles, stevia in others and left some dry...

I pitched 11 grams of yeast into a 14L partial mash I put on 10 days ago. When I took a hydrometer reading 2 nights ago and sampled it, it tasted very yesaty / earthy. I'm hoping it's because there is so much yeast still in suspension and it will settle out (it could be a different cause...

Thanks very much, carniebrew! I thought this was the case but just wanted to double check. Exciting times ahead!

I'm looking to downsize my batches to 10L or less. I enjoy the brewing process as much as I enjoy drinking the end result, but I'm not a huge drinker and would be lucky to get through a 6 pack a week. Seeing I have limited storage space, I want to brew smaller batches so I can brew more often to...

Hi all. Just joined the forum and will just start by saying thanks to everyone who posts here offering advice. I've read a lot of threads on this site that has helped me get going with brewing over the last year and I've made some great extract brews. A little over a week ago I decided I'd try...