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I didn't correct for alcohol with my hydrometer just the refractometer reading.

I know Refractometers are mainly for prefermentation readings but I've got some really strange results when comparing my refractometer readings against my hydrometer. My initial readings were 16 Brix and about 1.062 SG before pitching. 4 Full days into fermentation and things appeared to...

Ok, that's what my suspicion was, I just couldn't remember if yeast preferred dark environments. thanks :)

Do yeast starters need to be kept in the dark like our wort does during fermentation?

I realized I left nothing in there to indicate my joking level, but it does make me mad, cause I feel he dropped those prices just to show he had the lowest prices because of this thread (which is what caused me to just pull the trigger.) and then less than 12 hrs later there is a sale! :mad:

I'm even more pissed, i just ordered 4 yesterday afternoon from austin at 29.95 per piece, he must have started the sale after he got my order just to spite me!

Thanks guys looks like i have some options to choose from :D

i saw those 22oz one's you speak of at an uno's chain by me, i should have asked if they'd sell me a couple. Havn't seen since then.

Some promotion they ran a couple months ago. See thread: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/free-sam-adams-perfect-pint-glass-196368/

I don't have a flash to make the starter in, what other common house hold items might i be able to use safely. I was thinking maybe a growler but am unsure.

Got the two I sent for from big brown this morning! WOOT!

I have a hardtime whirlpooling as my electric element cuts right through the center of the keg disturbing the dynamics of the actual whirl, so i couldn't answer that. It looks like Catt22 does it with no problems, makes me tempted to try but i think my element would make it hard to slide the FB...

I have never tried using a FB in boil kettle but have heard from others that it is a nightmare and clogs up to easily since that is the main settle point for trub. I believe Bobby M once posted something that looked like a 3 dimension triangle almost like a teepee tent made from ss mesh screen...

I felt that way at first to, now I just factor in a gallon of lost dead space when putting together my recipe so I can achieve a 5 gallon collection.

Not sure what you mean by "large" but i find copper and SS scrubbies (about side a closed fist) from my super walmart in the cleaning isle.

I've brewed 4 times now on my new fully electric brew system and i pump the wort out from a side pickup tube with a copper scrubbie wedged between the tube and the wall of the keg. This seems to be pretty efficient in straining out the trub. I initially thought it wasn't because i was seeing...

I wouldn't look into the salary to much, i would say that's in range especially with benefits (if they are good) and the talk of helping towards master, those things go along way. I was in your shoes 8 years ago took even lower just to get my foot in the door and some real world experience...

Just make sure what ever fittings you use with your mount position are lower than the lowest liquid draw point form your vessels and gravity should prime the pumps.

+1 go for it !

I've only been a subscriber since 08 but you can purchase it from them for 2.50 which seems pretty decent to me. http://www.byo.com/store?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=50&category_id=9