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any complimentary yeast reco? do u have a foolproof starter process for a novice without a stir plate? I have the flask with foam stopper.

nothing fancy like that. just the old school glass thingy with black balls in the bottom :)

@rlonardo - moved into fridge just after pulling FG beer for testing. OG ~ 1.053 Mash 153F for 60 min. step to 170F for 10, fly spare. could I remove from fridge, regain temp and repitch? if so, diff yeast?

hi all, just checked the gravity on a milk chocolate stout after 14 days and it is reading 1.032. fermentation was furious after 24 hours post-pitch, then quickly dropped off after 1-2 days. i pitched around 78-80F and within 24 hours it had dropped to 68-70F (whilst massive fermentation...

good news! bubbles are finally coming up the airlock. 1 bubble approx. every 5 secs. i guess i'll let it do its thing then pull a gravity check in a week or so. i'll also sniff it for butterscotch and plan on doing the rest if needed. this lag is def gonna shorten my lagering time so we'll see...

i have it at around 50-52F now and the "float" in the airlock is pegged against the top but not seeing bubbles. i'll take a longer look and see if i see anything over a minute or 2. i have 2 smack-packs of 2278 that i could add if i need to boost cell count but what's in there now is 2001. i...

Pivovar, thx for getting back to me. i had in fact already brewed the beer and it's now sitting in the fridge at ~48-50F but i am not seeing much gas-off from the airlock. :/ let's get back to that in a second. as you suggested i did end up with a sweet wort and it tested out at 1.051 OG. the...

hi all, so i have decided to enter the PU competition in SF at the end of july and needless to say i am excited and cautious at the same time. by cautious i mean, i don't wanna fail :) i hate nothing more. my fear comes from never having brewed a lager, never brewed all-grain, never brewed...