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Hi all Made a starter from a frozen yeast. I am unsure of its health as I forgot to shake the vials to mix up the yeast & glycerine before submerging in alcohol & freezing It's been on stirplate for 36 hrs. No sign of fermentation, colour change, thickness, krausen ect. I checked gravity &...

Have you ever had a starter this active? Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Hi guys I made a starter a couple of weeks ago, stepped it up after a couple of days but then brew day was delayed. It sat on the counter about a week before cold crashing it. Do you think it will be ok to use? Thanks

Hi all, I built an chiller today & soaked it in PBW for a couple of hours & then rinsed. I was reading in Palmer's book that it should be cleaned with acetic or Phosphoric acid once before the first use. Is this necessary & if so what concentrations are recommended? Thank, Keith

Hi all, I've washed yeast from a batch of Brewhouse red ale. It was a 14g Coopers dry yeast, I know the dry yeast is cheap but decided to try it anyways. They say not to use a starter with dry yeast, so is it neccesary to use a starter with this Coopers yeast I've washed?

I've been storing my oxiclean & iodine in 2 5gal buckets mixed with the suggested amount of water with the lid sealed. How long will these products remain active in the sealed buckets? Thanks.

My primary bucket is a 40 liter food grade container. It has a lid but no seal or air lock. My brother inlaw gave it to me & he used it for years. Is this sufficent for a primary or should I use my 24 L. carboy?

I'm interested in building a kegerator & brew stand. Where do you recomend getting your equipment/parts? Burners, corneys, regulators, taps, lines ect. Thanks

MY AS works fine for the 1st 3/4 of a bucket but starts sucking air the last 1/4. I've tried repumping it & it picks up for a little bit & then starts sucking air again. Any ideas?

Fairly new to the art of beer making. Started my 1st batch about a month ago & now have 3 more brewing. They are all Coopers lager. Wish I would have found this site sooner as would have tried a few different mixes. My 1st batch should have been ready by now but it tasted flat so I dumped it...