Getting the stirbar out of the starter...

eschatz · Sep 6, 2009

I don't know anyone that tries to get their stirbar out of their starter. Everyone that I know just pitches it into the beer with the yeast. I was thinking of using a speaker magnet to keep the bar on the bottom of the flask when I pitch. Anyone do this? Sounds like a good idea to me.

WortMonger · Sep 6, 2009

I put a magnet on a block of wood and then use it on the outside to slide the magnet up and out the top of the fermenter.

eschatz · Sep 6, 2009

WortMonger said:
I put a magnet on a block of wood and then use it on the outside to slide the magnet up and out the top of the fermenter.

Nice, I knew someone was doing something like that. Thanks!

carnevoodoo · Sep 6, 2009

I just hold my stirplate under it. But my stirplate is small and light, so it is easy.

eschatz · Sep 6, 2009

What I just did was ran my stirplate up the side of the flask and pulled it out of the top. Simple enough!

cheezerman · Sep 6, 2009

in the lab, we use these. They can be sanitized easily.

Daigger: Stir Bars: Stir Bar Retrievers

The Pol · Sep 6, 2009

SrirStarters.com sends you a "keeper magnet" to hold the stir bar in the flask when you pitch! Cool idea.

babalu87 · Sep 6, 2009

A mechanics magnet

After swirling the slurry to make it easy to pour I stick the magnet to the stir bar and pour

VOILA

DBbrewing · Sep 7, 2009

I just hold the magnet on the side of the flask and then pour the starter in and the magnet holds the stirbar in the bottom of the flask.

Beer_Maker · Sep 7, 2009

I grab a magnet off the refrigerator and use it to slide the stir bar up the side and out the top before I pitch the starter. That way there is no chance of the stir bar ending up in the fermenter.

Saccharomyces · Sep 10, 2009

The Pol said:
SrirStarters.com sends you a "keeper magnet" to hold the stir bar in the flask when you pitch! Cool idea.

Just be careful not to let the keeper magnet fall into the fermenter when pitching the yeast.

Duckfoot · Sep 10, 2009

HDD magnet on the outside to hold my stir bar in place while I pour my yeast...

ShortSnoutBrewing · Sep 10, 2009

A careful pour has always worked for me...that's if I even remember the darn thing is in there.

springer · Sep 10, 2009

I also use a fridge magnet no need to use a real strong on since the stirbar is a magnet too.

humann_brewing · Sep 10, 2009

The magnet stays in my 2000ml flask just fine as long as I don't hold the thing completely upside down. No magnet needed. I plan on using a 1 gallon jug next time so we will see. I think it will do fine since the neck is so small and a sharp angle for the magnet to climb.

tokolosh · Sep 12, 2009

i use an egg shaped stirbar. works great and doesn't make that clinking noise that can happen with some straight bars. also nice because it's just big enough to get lodged in the bottom of the funnel when i pour in the yeast!

HSM · Sep 12, 2009

"keeper magnet".

mthompson · Sep 13, 2009

another stir bar works without fail for me.

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