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nvm, i went ahead and cancelled the 12 and ordered the 11. If my order didnt get cancelled in time i will have one fan for larger starters and one for smaller
So it seems getting the magnets in the right spot is crucial for this to work without being off balance.......but what about the washer people are gluing to the fan hub? I would assume if its glued slightly off center that would also create wobble. How does one find the sweet spot to glue that? Once its glued, its on there and if its off by a fraction......roasted
How do you guys keep ranched yeast, not washed but new yeast that i may not use for a few months???
Slightly off-topic. I bought a case of 12 half-pint jars at Walmart. Pour off any wort and replace with boiled (oxygen-free) water. Keep refrigerated. Blue masking tape works well for labels.
(Back on-topic.)
Currently building a 1.5L starter with the spare-parts DIY stir plate. Started with harvested 1084 that has been patiently waiting for 3 months. It has been spinning for two days, and is now at full krausen.
thanks for the advice, glad to hear you got yours up and running,, mine will have been on for 48 hours this afternoon, is it alright to jar right after full krausen?
So it seems getting the magnets in the right spot is crucial for this to work without being off balance.......but what about the washer people are gluing to the fan hub?
At that point, I cold crash in the fridge, pour off the excess, and get the yeast into a jar.
If the yeast are going to be in the fridge for an extended period, boiled and chilled water helps to keep everybody asleep.
I ran my starter for 24 hours and put in the fridge and was wondering why it seemed like so little yeast was in there.
Anyways, tonight I will decant off the liquid and make 2 liters of starter and pitch it on top of my decanted yeast. Then 24-48 more hours on the stirplate cold crash and hopefully make my beer in 3-4 days.
Why are you guys cold crashing starters? Seems like an unnecessary step to stress out the yeast before pitching into a new batch only a couple of days after making the starter. The only reason to cold crash would be prior to long term storage or packaging on a new batch. Dont cold crash starters if you plan to use them that week.
well perryS said that he cold crashes and stores them until he has to brew, then i assume he makes another starter and directly pitches it from there. I do the same thing, when i get a new pack of yeast i make a starter as soon as possible to step up cell count tremendously. If you were to wait a month or two until you made a starter, ud have to step it up multiple times to get the cell count back to where you need it, i also dont think that putting yeast in the fridge stresses them that much. that is how all LHBS and companies keep their yeast, some even freeze them, and they all get good results down the road
Regardless though, if you're going to pitch within a week, no need to cold crash.
Currently building a 1.5L starter with the spare-parts DIY stir plate. Started with harvested 1084 that has been patiently waiting for 3 months. It has been spinning for two days, and is now at full krausen.
One question is everyone using a fender washer as the piece between the magnet and fan? Curious if anyone used anything else (only other deviation was someone posted a pic of a cutout plastic piece it looked like)
I don't use a washer - I just use a flat steel bracket, following this project: http://www.kjmagnetics.com/blog.asp?p=stir-bars
I never even glued it. I taped the magnets to the bar, then taped the bar to the fan.
How big is the washer used with this fan? I want to pick one up before the fan arrives. Any help on this from anyone is appreciated!
when I hook up my pot and turn it slow its starts to smoke whats wrong
I also didn't glue a washer to the fan blade, but rather glued the magnets directly to the blade housing itself
Any suggestions or recommendations?
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