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Is this too warm and what will it do to the flavors. I made a red ale very little hop. Whet will this do

5 gallons of just boiled DME @ 1.04? Than transfer and dry hop so I can use the cake? Dirty B.

Ty Riot, I understand Dirty B.

Tenfold? How is this calculate? By wort gravity? Dirty B.

I recently came across a 45 gallon Brew set up, and I have plenty of yeast. The problem is all the yeast strains I have are enough to make starters for 5 gallon batches. Can I just keep making starters to build supply without hurting the yeast? I've seen commercial brewers with full pint jars of...

Ty for the feedback I had very little range difference from my Johnson and sticker therm. I want to put several germs in my chamber with one control and the stickers will work great on the others. Thanks again cheers Dirty B.

How accurate are these this as to the temp of the wort? Dirty B.

This is yesterday and today. Yesterday on left Dirty B.

Just shook it around and nothing, just a thick milky colored wort. Hope time takes care of it Dirty B.

Just shook it around and nothing, just a thick milky colored wort. Hope time takes care of it Dirty B.

I'm going to shake it now. All my WL starters formed some krausen so I was just a bit worried. Thanks Dirty B.

Thanks, I'm gonna decant and step it to make three starters. Keep one and pitch the other two. Not a big fan of cleaning used yeast off of batches. As long as this looks ok I appreciate the fed back. Dirty B.

Thanks Queequeg, I always used WL yeasts and this is my first smack pack. I didn't let the package swell. I pitched it about an hours after I broke the nutrient package. Will this make a diff? Dirty B.

Denny's favorite 1450 and no sign of fermentation. Do I just keep it on and wait or did I miss it. There is no sediment on sides of flask either Dirty B.

Yep, they have the whole belgian line by ithica. Cheap too Dirty B.