I'm interested in the side pick up tube w/ bulkhead (no need for ball valve i have a bunch already). located in MA so shipping would be cheap, whats the lowest you'll part with it?
WLP300 are little monsters! I exclusively use the same strain for my hef which won best in show fairly recently. You definitely want some foam control in the starter or use a much larger vessel than you think you need!
I've had this strain bubble out of the 2L flask before, and no ill effect on...
Today I received my 2nd CO2 tank, a nice 5lb virgin bottle, and I want to keep it that way! Does anyone know where to find some sort of neoprene case for it?
You're fine brotha. I woke up to a Mt. Vesuvius eruption from a wyeast wit starter..it was a REALLY bad mess. I decanted the next day as planned and a week and a half later the beer finished flawlessly.
If you make an appropriate starter, you propagate enough healthy yeast and can afford to...
what size chest freezer did you scoop up? what are you using the 8 gallon buckets to ferment? I just bought the 6.9 cu ft chest freezer on sale at HD it hold 2 of those huge 8 gallon AIH buckets, plus room for blow off tubes/buckets. You may be able to rearrange things and build a collar.
I purchased a TapRite 4-way secondary regulator for about $150 on sale a few months back (still is the same price) and i have little experience with regs but this thing is sick. Instead of using a Flathead screwdriver to adjust psi, all u need to do it turn a grooved knob.