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So for a 5 gallon batch, if I make 3 qt starter I'll just add 9 ounces of dme, stir every few hours and then just pitch it like I normally would a smack pack? Should I take the foil off the top when stirring to aerate or just leave it on?

So I've never created a yeast starter and want to try it for next brew, but I don't have a stir plate or flask. Any suggestions for creating a starter without those? Thanks and sorry if this is a noob question

Hmm, that would actually make things quite a bit simpler. My only concern would be having any unpleasant artificial tasting flavors... Does anyone have any experience using this or a similar product?

November, were you pretty pleased with how it turned out with the coconut? Or do you think not would have been better without it?

How much bourbon did you use? I'm just worried about putting too much of that in and it throwing off the flavor. I love bourbon but just don't want to over do it

So I've purchased a chocolate milk stout extract kit from NB but wanted to add coconut flavor to it. To get the flavor I was thinking about buying some of the shredded coconut they sell in the baking aisle at grocery stores, but do I need to soak this in vodka first to sterilize? If so, do I...

Oh - and these are being stored in my basement so it's probably in the 60s down there

It's the wootstout kit from NB. It did come with priming sugar so I used the amount they had packaged with the kit, I unfortunately don't recall how much it was though. I'm not sure what the exact ABVwas either because I broke my hydrometer that day, but it was supposed to end up high- like...

Is oxidation going to cause off flavors?

Is oxidation going to cause off flavors?

So as it says in the title, I have a stout that I brewed back at the end of October and bottled about 1.5 months ago and it still isn't carbonating at all. I feel like I may have messed something up along the way, and I just got a legging system for Christmas so I was wondering if I could I move...