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I couldn't figure out what you were asking about the star san switch. I usually pull the smack pack from the fridge about 6-8 hours before I plan to pitch, and then smack the pack when I am gathering everything before I start the boil. It usually ends up being about 3 hours before I pitch...

Let it ride for two weeks before you pop the lid. Patience and cleanliness are the two most important virtues in brewing.

You might want to make sure you aren't creating a krausen grenade. With my first brew, the lid to my primary bucket was probably seconds from exploding when I woke up in the morning. When I pulled the airlock to relieve the pressure, krausen shot out like volcanic dust and continued to spew...

I do not know a actual recommended time, but I believe the star san should remain effective for several months. At least absent contamination from trying to sanitize products that are still dirty. For your second question, are you saying it will be submerged from monday until now? Or you...

You will probably want to use a slow flow rate. Give the water flowing through the chiller a chance to soak up the heat. You will get very slightly better performance with a higher flow rate, but at a cost of using vastly more water. Especially when you are using the pond pump and ice water...

I just cancelled this order when they told me the flask was on backorder. I ended up ordering one from here. This seems to be the exact same flask posted earlier in this thread from amazon, except significantly cheaper.

I just ordered a 2L from this place. I'm hoping it's of decent quality, but I guess I'll have to wait and find out.

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Thanks Yooper. It will probably be a week or two before I brew this, but I will post updates.

Hi all. I am a n00b to homebrew, but I really want to try this so I have a few questions to make sure I am getting the right stuff. I will be doing the extract brew, and this will only be my third brew (my first is bottle conditioning and second is in primary). 1) Is the extract recipe a 5...