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What percent would I be looking at of the flaked rye? Im guessing less or equal to the crystal rye?

I'm doing a Rye Pale ale next week but I've never used rye before so I'm a little confused on what good percentages would look like. Heres my first crack at it (also I've never used crystal rye before either, but if it leaves a drier spicier finish I was thinking about adding victory malt (maybe...

Why? Do you no what happens, or is just adding the boiling water to dme not sanitary enough?

Hello, I was wondering if anyone could help me lay out the pro's and cons for my started process. I have been building up yeast from top cropping my ales, and am a little concerned with my sanitation. I could boil the starter wort, and pour it into my flask, but ive recently bought one of...

Ha yeah maybe simmer was a bad choice, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't go off completely, its just a dial from one to ten. so i think there is a constant source of warmth-is any constant source too much? As for the test tube, yeah its loosely fitting for the rest of the time. only tight when...

Sorry to re-quote the whole thing. I'm a little confused on your yeast starter process so I was curious if my plan is going to work... I was thinking I'd take 1 liter of boiled and cooled water with a tsp each of yeast nutrient and energizer and put it in the bottom of a 3 gallon carboy...

Haha yeah I just started at oregon state as a fermentation science major so those chemistry labs must be getting to me.... I was curious about tightening the cap when i shook the test tube because I donno if that is letting enough new air in for the wort to absorb. I'm gonna assume...

What do you mean by 500mL of culture? Also along with the dilution, in the 1000mL flask what gravity do i make the 500mL of wort thats getting added to the 500mL from the first flask? Just checked again, i shook it this morning a little too. I can definitely see a layer of yeast on the bottom...

So if I should be placing the krausen in a 1.040 then should i be making a 1.060ish wort to mix with the boiled water? And is the 1 liter flask a big enough volume/do i need to up that O.G too when mixing the 500 mL flask? "My only major concern is that you are really probably only...

Whoops, hit the enter key.... anyways I am attempting to start having ready yeast on hand when ever I want (I brew at least once a week) but live in a very small apartment and can't devote an entire room as the designated yeast room. Also I don't really want to screw around rinsing the yeast...

Hello,