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Perfect Halloween Gift.. I am in..

So to update you all.. in case you cared... The yeast never did take off.. and a new one was ordered. I brewed beer on Monday... pitched the yeast when I needed to and this morning it was bubbling away like mad... In a few weeks when this goes into secondary I am diving into all-grain!

An update on this: Its looks much like it has since the day I started it. No change and no activity. I ordered new yeast today. Thanks for the video, great information!

Update: I cold crashed starter yesterday, 24 hours later its looks pretty much like the first picture. Its got a nice cream colored white layer on top of the brown layer. I fed is s second time before I cold crashed it. I took the air lock off. I am going to let it warm today and see what...

Is there a disadvantage to an airlock in place? Thank you for everyone's help so far!

I wouldn't say I didn't get ANY activity, the airlock showed pressure from time to time. Or what I would call pressure. My DME is extra light, I probably should have pulled at SG on it? Thanks for your help!

I started this on Sunday, so its 48 hours old. This was from a Wyeast pack that I have been storing in my fridge, its about a year old.

This is my starter. I worked it up on Sunday. 16 ounces of water and 1/2 cup of DME, boiled for 10 minutes and then cooled, pitched the yeast into the starter, shaked and stirred. In note, this yeast is about a year old. I've never done a starter, so I wanted some opinion on my photo...

Fermentation Pictures

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