Recent content by rales

I sometimes will use an aluminum drip tray between the flask and the stirplate to catch any overflow. Foam plugs for the flasks help also.

Just bottled a batch of Slobber today. 2-1/2 weeks primary, 3 weeks secondary. First time I've used Irish Moss - really nice and clear! Tastes great and my FG was 1009... this is going to be a good one!

Using the Wyeast Belgian Abbey II for the first time. It took a little longer to plump up after the smack - about 8 hours. Will this lag continue in the starter steps? Usually I do 12-18 hours - should I increase this? Planning on doing 2 steps.

Five Star's Tech Sheet on Star San says nothing about heating... I think it would be there if it were important.

Hey all - virgin post here so be nice... I actually built this before discovering the forums. I haven't read all of the 100+ pages - but a good chunk of them and didn't see anything like my very simple setup. I was at Fry's for a cheap fan and saw an Antec 3-speed 80mm for $6 and thought I'd...