Recent content by eloyfm

Smell is usually the best indicator. If youre getting funky smells, might be an issue.

Any recipe ideas for the pound of crystal 20L spent grain?

I might lose some beer-snob cred for this, but I would totally drink this hopless starter beer! F'n delicious surprisingly.

Hey y'all! Greetings from ATX! It's brew day and all football's eve for those who celebrate (GO COWBOYS!!!). Made a 3L starter with Wyeast 3711. Hope all goes well! Will update soonish. :)

Ah, awesome! Thanks for the tip! I'm actually past the point of no return on a brew today. But, that'llcome in handy before the next brew day. :)

Hey josephryanevan, what brand and type was your old thermometer? Im concerned I could be having the same issue. :/

I don't know if this is "THE" reason to use an erlenmeyer, but it helps to wash trub for reusing yeast. Pour off the yeast layer easily leaving the trub cake on the bottom. I figure it's probably also helpful to keep your starter in the container if you're running a stir plate.