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• Posted in thread: Stir bar problems on 03-27-2012 at 02:38 PM
  You might have the fan too high, and when you put the weight of the liquid on the stir plate,
  then it's compressing down and keeping the fan from spinning..I checks and the fan still spins
  with the li...

• Posted in thread: Stir bar problems on 03-27-2012 at 02:36 PM
  Did you reverse the magnets ? By seeing which sides attract and push, then put one upside
  down.. So they both will attract each end of the stir bar...Yes it spins fine it just doesn't
  seem to have eno...

• Posted in thread: Stir bar problems on 03-27-2012 at 02:35 PM
  Did you reverse the magnets ? By seeing which sides attract and push, then put one upside
  down.. So they both will attract each end of the stir bar...Yes I did that. It spins correctly
  it just doesn't...

• Posted in thread: Stir bar problems on 03-27-2012 at 01:43 PM
  What type of magnets did you use? How much space is between the magnet and the stir bar? Does
  the fan spin?I used 1/4x1/4 rare earth magnets. the space between the two is nominal I have the
  fan pushed...

• Posted in thread: Stir bar problems on 03-27-2012 at 01:00 PM
  I just made my first stir plate and after messing around with the magnets I was able to get the
  stir bar to spin without being thrown. The new problem I have is that once I put the stir bar
  in liquid ...

• Posted in thread: Pivot ring stir bar on 03-09-2012 at 02:11 PM
  My buddy and I are making our first stir plate but the only stir bars we have been able to find
  typically have something called a pivot ring on them. Is this a big deal or should we keep
  looking to fi...

• Posted in thread: Washer yeast troubles on 03-05-2012 at 01:07 PM
  I did three washes. 30 minutes 1 hour and about 24 hours. Not sure about the flocculation
  though

• Posted in thread: Washer yeast troubles on 03-05-2012 at 12:45 PM
  A buddy and I tried washing our yeast so that we could reuse it on our next two brews. His
  turned out great while mine never really separated and I just wasn't comfortable using it. Any
  thoughts on po...

• Posted in thread: aluminum pot on 02-02-2012 at 01:14 PM
  Just bought a turkey fryer that has an aluminum pot with it. I know I need to condition it but
  how is this done?

• Posted in thread: carboy vs plastic buckey on 01-28-2012 at 01:37 PM
  I've seen many people talking about using a glass carboy or a better bottle for their
  secondary. What is the advantage of this versus using a second fermentation bucket? I know the
  secondary is not ab...