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You can see this setup on my ebay page at the link below. The ebay item is listed at $2500 to cover ebay fees. If you contact me at my email address below instead of via ebay the price is $2400. https://www.ebay.com/itm/222893263985?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649...

The bottom out wasnt an option back when i got this. I only have about a half gallon dead space with the side outlet and it works well for me.

I love my system. I've brewed about 40 batches with it and it works great

There are a lot of things that can cause a fermentation to stall. Racking into a secondary before primary fermentation was complete is a likely culprit or at least part of the problem. You should wait until you reach your terminal gravity before racking to a secondary. At this point, I would...

It's going to take at least 2 days for this starter to finish because of the low pitch rate. If you have quick access to a fresh smack pack I would go ahead and pitch it into the current starter. No need to do a new one.

You will have enough to finish the beer but you won't have the "ideal" amount or what the recommended amount is. Mr. Malty calculator recommends 192 billion cells which would be about 1.75 Liter starter (without a stir plate). That being said, you will still be ok. Since your cell count will...

1 liter is the amount of wort used to make the starter. Need more information to answer your question though: 1. What is your expected OG of your batch? 2. How much yeast did you pitch in the starter? 3. how much wort did you end up with for your starter (assuming it was about 1.040 og for...

you are likely fine. Starters taste and smell a bit different then a hopped beer so I wouldn't put too much faith in a smell test unless it smells like complete ass or something like that. RDWHAHB.

Are the yeast packs from July (It wasn't clear if the yeast was fresh or if you bought them with the kits. If the yeast was purchased last July it would not be at all unusual for the starter to be slow to start. You can expect that only about 10% of a yeast pack from last July is still viable...

I hear ya...it's almost hard to believe sometimes that it will turn out ok. I've seen some horrible looking things in my fermenter but the beer has always come out good. Rdwhahb!!!

Looks fine. Put the cover back on and leave it alone. After 2 weeks take a fg reading and bottle. Fermentation can be ugly. 99 times out of 100 it will turn out fine.

I must agree that I've had no issue. I too can't speak highly enough of going stainless. About 20 batches now In my conical and will never go back to carboys. My favorite aspect is the ability to primary and secondary in the same vessel.

I finally decided to do a lager in the conical. 7 days after pitching and all indications are that the fermentation is progressing normally. The sample I took yesterday tasted exactly as expected. So far I don't see any issue with using a conical for lagers on a home brew scale (I'm doing a...