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Thanks for the reply , thats what i'll do.

About a month ago I made a 2 liter yeast starter,let it do it's thing for a few days and stuck it in the fridge,since then I haven't been able to brew until hopefully tues..The starter still smells normal,My question is,should I decant and add more fresh wort,or proceed as usual.thanks

sweet,thanks for the input.i am using a wyeast smack 1056 american

I want to make a yeast starter for a nb extract kit with an o.g of 1.064 , [jamil's evil twin],i would like to make a 2l starter, my question is , should i start out small and step up, or make a 2l right out of the shoot . also, what ratio is recommended of dme [cups] to water [qts.].i'm sure...

An autosiphon is the best way to go,I use a 5/16" inch ID hose that is a super tight fit and have no problems.

thanks for the response ,the co2 was not hooked up,i just put a 5 lb head on it after a purge and set it aside to condition alittle more before i carb it.

Ok,sunday i racked to a keg after 3 wks in the primary,i inquired here about conditioning cold or at room temp.i decided to keep at room temp with a 5-10 lb blanket of co2 on it but found out mon. morn there was no pressure in the keg, i checked for leaks and found none so im guessing the beer...

ok thanks yooper, thats what i needed to no,i'm going to condition at room for a while then carb and drink!!!!!!

thanks but i heard a 3wk old beer is still green and i'd like to condition for another 2wks at least then carb ,but i'm not sure to cold condition or leave it at room temp. Thanks for the reply

Just racked an irish red ale to keg after 3 wks in primary and a cold crash of 2 days at 40 deg.I'm thinking 2 more wks to condition then carb.Is it better to conditon cold or at room temp and at what temp if chilled, also is there a set head pressure that needs to be on the keg during the...

Saw this recipe here and it sounded good,i'm rather new but i would like to try it,the only problem is I get my supplies through NB and they don't list:Belgium Cara-Munich,German Munich,or US Crystal 40 deg L and what Deg L of each besides the US Crystal, also whats the differance between LDME...

Two great blogs supplied by Revvy!!

it's been in the primary for almost 2 weeks,i'll take a few gravity readings then go to keg for a week or two,then carbonate,beer style is an irish red ale with an og of 1043 thanks guys

thanks for the input rev

hey thanks for the advice, i'll do a search and check back later