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A thermometer broke. It was the kind with the black beads at the bottom. Seemed empty or vacuuous on the inside. The part containing the black beads broke and I lost a majority of the beads while seeping before the boil. The inner section that resembles an actual thermometer is intact...

I made my first 2L yeast starter with WLP001 and DME up to 1.040. About 40 hours later, it looks like the picture below. There was a time when swirling it made it foam with what seemed like carbonation, but I never saw the constant foam I'm used to during a primary fermentation. It's clearer...

Hi all, I'll be starting an IIPA this weekend with an estimated OG of 1.080-1.086 depending on the forumlae used. I'll be pitching with WLP001/Wyeast1056 or similar. Should I go with a starter? Or just pitch two vials? I read the latter can give you a larger cell count than a starter (and is...

Hi all, I have 8 gallons of "Purified water" left over from camping. Unopened, kept out of the sun, but they were kept in a hot tent. The bottles don't explain what "Purified" means. My instinct would be to just buy new water, but I wanted to check first in case these would actually be ok for...