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What yeast strain is it? My initial thought is to put in the basement to be safe. 65 degree ambient temperature will ferment in the high 60 to low 70 range due to the heat released during fermentation. If you are fermenting in the mid 70's then your actual fermentation temperature could be in...

This can absolutely be done if you maintain good sanitation habits. You might need more than a few days to properly grow a healthy starter for brewing your next batch. I would consider stepping up from a small vial to 2L in multiple steps and be sure you are using a stir plate. The yeast you...

I would stick to what you are currently gauging your efficiency on and maybe drop a few points if you think you might not achieve it. We are not typically that much lower in efficiency on higher gravity beers if they are light beers but if we are doing higher gravity dark beers then we will...

How many gallons are you fermenting? I don't think 1214 is that slow of a starter if pitched properly. You probably won't create any more yeast with the 1 cup thing so I would just pitch it. It doesn't need to inflate. You would need a 2L starter with 1 smack pack to properly pitch 5...

I first want to start by asking what type of IPA are you trying to brew? What is it about your IPA that is lacking? Are you not getting the correct bitterness or are you not achieving the forward hop flavor/aroma you are looking for? I agree with the post above that you should definitely...

Hilarious!!! This grain bill might be perfect your friend although with such a small grain bill I'm surprised you are bothering with a 3.5 liter starter. Are you brewing 5 gallons? Was the starter grown using a stir plate because if so it would be more appropriate, although light, for a 10...

Agreed in regards to using StarSan in your airlocks. I would also buy a new airlock. They are only a few bucks. I would not be concerned with infections as you are pretty far along in fermentation, it sounds like, but you don't want the bleach to get into your beer. Not sure what yeast...

We recently incorporate a HERMS system into our brewing process and we cut our fly sparging time in half with the thought that with the recirculation of the mash tun during Mash Out we would still grab the maximum amount of sugar out of the grains. We ended up slightly under gravity and my...

Thanks for all of the responses. Just made 2 1.5L starters and will step those up during the week. I thought I was on the right track but confirmation and to see how others do it is nice..

Thanks for the responses. It sounds like if I just build 2 normal 5 gallon starters in my 2L flasks and put the slurry in a 1 gallon jug, add 500ml or so of starter and crash them, then create 2 more and do the same thing I should be ok. Does this sound ok? Will crashing the yeast from the...

I am going to make my first 20 gallon batch of Porter and I am looking for the best way to build up my starter. I typically split batch into 4-5 gallon using different strains and building starters with 4 different strains but this time I want to do one beer of 20 gallons. I have 2 stir...