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Well it aint dormant even though it's in the fridge. Maybe it's got infected or something. I let a little bit squirt out and when I smelled it, there was a strong sharpness to it, like vinegar maybe. Tasting it I can't really tell if it's sour or vinegary.

What I am curious about is, does making the yeast cold (as in the fridge), kill it? Simply stop it altogether? Stop it until it warms up again?

I've made root beer a couple of times using champagne yeast. It got enough carbonation after a few days. I'd put it in the refrigerator to stop the fermentation. I've used plastic bottles only, and I've had one squirt all over the refrigerator. So now I have a plastic bottle of half done...

It sure is great to get helpful replies so quickly. Thank you. I see what you're saying here, but he said "hot tap water" poured over the mash. I understood that the liquid that was in the oven is already in the pot from the first part of step 7 where he says "Dump the grains into the...

Thank you for the helpful comments. What I don't get about adding water to get up to a certain volume in this step is because it seems contradictory with the next step that says to add 3.78 liters to 3 to 6 liters. Unless I have my pots confused and the 'pot' is different than 'brew pot'...

I've only done a couple of all extract batches. They came out all right but it's kind of boring. I like IPA's, and I found these instructions for Instant Karma IPA partial grain. http://byo.com/stories/techniques/article/indices/48-partial-mashing/198-beer-the-partial-mash-way. The instructions...

I think I'm just going to put the carboy with the fermentation in a bucket with water and a fish tank heater. Dirt simple, dirt cheap, and probably at least nearly as effective as fermwrap + controller + temperature well.

How did this work out for you with the FlexWatt and the STC 1000? Over here, http://www.beanfarm.com/heating/flexwatt_userinfo.pdf, it says that FlexWatt needs a proportional controller. The STC is just a switch right? If it does work, it seems like a relatively economical solution.