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Brewed this up last month - I had a stuck mash-tun when mashing/sparging, but it wasn't too big of a deal. Followed the recipe precisely, and added about .5G of water due to too much boil off. Left in primary for one week, moved to secondary (and dry hopped) for 2 weeks, and kegged in about 5...

Alright - not sure what to do based on the advice. I would be aerating ~19 hours after pitching the yeast. Too dangerous?

I brewed last night, and forgot to aerate my wort after pitching my yeast (I had a nice starter I pitched). I'd like to aerate, but I don't want to affect the flavors too much. How long after pitching can I aerate? I was thinking of dropping a air pump tube (sanitized) in there, hooked up to...

What if I let it go like 36 hours? Can I still use it?

How long until my starter is ready? I did one vial of the California Ale in about 800mL of water, with 1/3-1/2 cup DME. It's been about 18 hours since I made the starter. Anyone?

Brewing this tomorrow, although I have a question about the yeast. I bought two vials of the White Labs California Ale, and I created an 800ml starter with only one of the yeast vials. I literally just made the starter, and I planned on brewing tomorrow. My question is, is the starter...