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When I rehydrate with say US-05, I rehydrate with ~86F water. I then let it sit until it has gotten closer in temp to my wort, usually around 70. I then wait a couple of hours after pitching and then bring down the temp depending on the style and yeast. Never had any problems doing it this way...

1. You're making it more difficult than needed. ;) get the siphon ready with the cane pushed all the way down. Insert it into your beer and simply pump the cane 2-3 times until flow starts. No water required! 2. 3 weeks at 70 degrees is the bottling mantra. If you can maintain the freezer at...

I recently gave a friend a really simple extract recipe for a honey wheat beer that I had a lot of success with. The recipe calls for a pound (16 oz) of honey in the last 5 min. of boil. My friend made it and told me his original gravity was 1.063, but it should have been around 1.036. We...