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Wait. Like Skunky said, the nutrients are the most important the first day of fermentation. If you pitch now, you might as well forget the nutrients altogether. But don't take our word for it. The Yeast book has the answers you are looking for.

I'm in! Thanks for the giveaway.

You didn't really just say that, right? The next time you grab a bag of dry yeast, flip it over and read the back. Off the top of my head, I'm pretty sure the rehydration temp is ~100F for 20-30 minutes. Which, by the end of that time, should be closer to 80F. While you may have had success...

Not directed solely at the OP, but partially and for all you winos out there... Do you drink wine straight from the bottle? No, you pour it into a glass. Why? Because it gives you the opportunity to enjoy ALL the senses you can, and manipulate the beer/wine a little yourself (i.e. holding...

If anyone wants all the pics for reference... http://s482.photobucket.com/albums/rr188/macleod319/Yeast%20washing%20September%202012/

There was minimal trub in this batch, so let me try a different set of pictures here. These are from a few minutes ago, appx. 50 hours after washing. Now what do you think? In the group pic, I am planning on keeping the first two, maybe the third (from L to R). I can handle...

After letting the flask settle, I decided I would try a couple different things out. I would siphon off two samples, use my "sampling" turkey baster and suck one out, and just dump the rest and see what I came up with. Flask at 0, and +30 minutes. I didn't quite estimate the amount of liquid...

Alright, so I followed Bernie Brewer's directions and washed for the first time. I made an Ordinary Bitter w/ WLP006, trying to determine if it's my "house strain" or not yet. Basically a 6 gallon starter to get a good amount of yeast. After racking off and adding just the 4 pints of water...

Thanks JeffersonJ, I knew I wasn't using that example (specific heat transfer) 100% correctly, but it was the only one my brain could come up with at the time to possibly demonstrate the point I was trying to make. I am trying to remember the practical calc's we used when comparing overall...

Before I waste my time then, is there any way to show those of us w/out a hard copy? Thanks - Jeremey

Family's in town this week, but I'll get to this over the weekend. I'll do two tests, one dry, one in water. Anyone have anything specific they would like to see? I'll document in pics.

SNIP... What you're suggesting is running liquid through the wort chiller in air and checking the discharge temp, right? (supposedly) Demonstrating friction losses due to heat?

Perfect example of "structural mods", but one of the best ways to increase your cooling efficiency with an IC by maximizing the surface/stratification area you are cooling.

*Crazy scientific discussion ahead* Alright, a little science from a power plant mechanic. Heat transfer in a condenser/cooler/wort chiller/etc. is boiled down to the basic following equation: Q = mc(T2-T1) Q=overall heat transfer in BTU/time m= the mass flow rate of your cooling...

My first order from Hops Direct: 1# UK Fuggles, 1# UK EKG leaf, 1 bar Hop soap (what can I say, I like funky artisan sh!te).. Had to head to work before I opened it, but I can't wait to parcel it out tomorrow!

Looks good! I've always thought a couple hours was standard for bottling (sanitizing, setup, bottle, breakdown), so don't think it took too long. I've got a 12-pack of bombers that I label with masking tape, and I put 2 from my bottling day in there. Once the box was full, I started putting...

I know there's a bunch of small-size teardowns, but has anyone ever taken a ful size fridge apart for a cabinet build? Maybe for a 2-chamber ferm/crash chamber? Maybe, with the extra cooling capacity, I could make one for all 3 (ale/lager/bright)? I'll take a look at the nameplate data...

And yet, a debate was started anyway. "Reason" and "opinion" don't walk down the street holding hands. They like to throw **** at each other from across the intersection. Back to the point - I like using leaf in my lighter-hopped beers, since they help to filter trub while whirlpooling...

Sweet! I'm in.