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Guess I'll have to set aside alittle spending $ and invest in one. Thanks!!

Texasageorge, Do you recommend using a stir plate. I have never made a starter, but am going to my next batch. Lots of literature out there says to use one. Is this something I might want to buy or is it just extra bling?

Thanks, Gonna make it a priority to try to get to all the Raleigh breweries this summer!!

I know it sounds lame but the Coors brewery was actually interesting. The town of Golden is nice little ex mining town. Plus your just a hop, skip and a jump into the mountains for some snowboarding. CO is just like NC in that there are little breweries all over the place. Have fun!!!

Thanks I am close to Raleigh. I am new to the area. Only been here a few months, just moved here from CO. I do make it out to Asheville so thanks aussy13. I know its not a brewery but Flying Saucer is one of my favorite places. Now that the summer is fast approaching looking for some nice...

Thanks for the info. I don't plan on using hops in any of my starters. Any brewer tours you would recommend for the NC area?

I have done this several times with great success. However I chill all of my beer before I force carb it in the keg. When I bottle the beer I keep it cold. Have you had any issues with the bottled chilled beer warming and skunking?

I have a bad batch also. It was my first try going all grain. When I transfered from primary to secondary the smell was awful. I read some of the threads that say never give up on a beer. I threw in a camden tablet. Hopefully it will age itself out. Its been in secondary about 4 weeks now...

Should I be worried about my yeast starter being effected by light? I know frementation can be affect if exposed to UV rays. Is this something I should consider despite the short amount of time the yeast spends in the starter?

Will the new energy efficient spiral bulbs effect frementation?

I do the same as "madewithchicken" I rack about 2 gallons to be bottled before kegging the rest. If you force carb your kegs I use 30 psi for 5 mins and shake vigourously. As a rule of thumb I subtract one min per gallon less. But it's not exact. There are plenty of charts and formulas out...