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Yeah, think you are referring to an IIPA. ;)

OMG!!! Goldar and Silvar!! Weren't the bad guys called lugamen?

Saved my allowance to order these(the first version) and a pair of X-Ray glasses!!!

Sea monkey's !!!!!!!!

Athens as well!

Nateo, great info! That's exactly what I needed. I'm going to take yours and Nordeastbrewer's advice and swirl my wort and see what happens. If nothing, I'll drop my SA05 in. I'll post results. Thanks!

I'm leaning to under aeration, since I used the same aeration method I used for my dry yeast batches(probably not enough for the non-starter liquid yeast) Should I worry how vigorous my "rousing" needs to be? Can I shake the *&ll out of it or should I just be gently swishing my wort around...

jbsg02, when the pack didn't inflate I checked the date and it was Oct 2011. I thought that was recent enough??? I use a sanitized whisk to aerate the wort, stirring vigorously for a couple of minutes before pitching. This has worked on all of my other batches(dry yeast), so maybe I didn't...

Nateo, thanks for the tip, I'll try to see if I can get some O2 going. I assuming, since there has been some fermentation you aren't talking about a vigorous rousing, right? Also, since I'm <10 brews in and need all the insight I can get, help me out with some suggestions on the brewer...

Thanks for the reply, Hercher. This is only my 8th brew, but I've never had to repitch. I assume I need to make a starter due to the length of time it has been sitting as well as the evidence of slight fermentation, right? Or can I just drop a packet of Safale 05 in?

Here are the specifics: 2.5 gallon BIAB Multi-Grain Red 4.5 lb 2-row 6 oz Cara Munich II 2 oz caramel wheat 2 oz chocolate rye mash 154 deg 60 min mashout 170deg for 8 min .5 oz Williamette 60min .33 oz Williamette 30 min .12 oz williamette 0 min Measured gravity at 65 deg...

+100 True Romance!!! Boondock Saints ?!?

I'm a financial adviser/benefits counselor at the local university.

A multi-grain red, mini-BIAB. Just waiting for the kitchen to clear, then it is ALL MINE !!!!:ban:

I've been "attempting" to brew for right at a year now. I cut my teeth on a Mr. Beer kit last March and have been hooked since. I brewed 3 Mr. Beer recipes before jumping to full volume mini-BIAB. My first BIAB was a pumpkin ale that came out a little "watery" and low carbed. I have an...