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• Posted in thread: 1007 starter on 03-05-2013 at 10:06 PM
  I am using this yeast for the first time by brewing Northern Alt Bier recipe from Brewing
  Classic Styles. I plan to make a starter and want to make sure it is the right size to ferment
  the 1.048 wort ...

• Posted in thread: HomeBrewTalk 2013 Big Giveaway! on 02-08-2013 at 01:35 PM
  I'm not picky. Any of it looks good to me!

• Posted in thread: Storing a starter on 01-24-2013 at 03:56 PM
  Just made a starter for a batch that I hoped to brew yesterday but it didn't work out. I
  already decanted it and put it in the fridge. My question is: if I brew next week, will my
  starter be good for ...

• Posted in thread: My first contest, a success! on 10-19-2012 at 04:30 AM
  Congrats! I entered a Dunkelweizen and didn't come close to placing, but received plenty of
  good advice on improving it. Now to apply those tips...

• Posted in thread: What are you drinking now? on 08-07-2012 at 12:44 AM
  Schlafly American Hefe. Great with my stir fry!

• Posted in thread: Two starter questions on 06-10-2012 at 04:39 PM
  Thanks for the tips! I will decant off the starter wort and not worry about the nutrient.

• Posted in thread: Two starter questions on 06-10-2012 at 04:09 AM
  1) do you account for the volume of the starter (1-2 L) in the final volume of the beer - so
  that you don't have too much wort?2) if adding nutrient to the starter, is it not necessary to
  add more nut...

• Posted in thread: My first time with a yeast starter... a little yeast Affection on 06-10-2012 at 04:06 AM
  I have two recommendations:1) buy a copy of the book Yeast by Chris White & Jamil Zainasheff.
  Pages 133-138 cover starters in great detail, but the entire book is well worth reading.2)
  check out yeast...

• Posted in thread: Using Mr Malty Calculator on 04-12-2012 at 04:42 AM
  +1 for the recommendation of yeastcalc.com! Great site! Plenty of excellent, relevant
  information and is very ease to use. Thanks!

• Posted in thread: My shortest lag time ever using bottled slurry. on 04-12-2012 at 04:34 AM
  I just harvested some 1056 from an APA that I bottled last week, and pitched it into a Robust
  Porter. It had some lag time due to low temps, but now it is going strong with a blow-off tube.
  The yeast ...