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New question about this yeast harvest... After keeping the WLP029 that I had harvested (pictured above) in the fridge overnight, I did a 2cd wash this morning. I tasted some of wash from the bottom of the funnel and there is a distinct soapy flavor. Could I have incurred autolysis or an...

Thanks, bottlebomber! Just wasn't sure about which yeast layer. The darker one looks more like WLP029 in the White Labs vial and my starters have always looked like a chocolate shake with this yeast. I'm diggin' the separatory funnel for yeast harvesting. Its nice to be able to draw off...

This is my first time to harvest WLP029 for reuse. Please look at the sediment layers and tell me which you presume to be the viable yeast. I've always noticed that WLP029 is distinctly brown in yeast starters on my stir plate. So, I'm a bit confused about which layers is viable yeast: the...

6 liter yeast starter on the magnetic stir plate I made from stuff laying around and an $11 junction box from Lowes. It will pull a vortex to within an inch of the stir bar. Fan speed controller to adjust RPM. The aluminum lip serves as a drip edge to keep liquid off the speed control knob...

Hey, if it works for you, go with it and don't worry about some egghead like me. But, as I am an argumentative arse, let me point out some errors in your experiment. In your experiment, you didn't measure and correlate the important variable of ambient temperature? If the temp of the warm...

Fermentometer strips are fairly useless on a plastic bucket. They are reading more of the ambient temperature than the internal temp of the wort/beer...and internal is the only temp that matters. Plastic is a good thermal insulator, so there is not a sufficient transfer of energy to the...

I've searched high-n-low for the dimensions of Perlick 525 and 425 faucets and not even Perlick publishes them. I need to know the measurement from the bottom of the faucet body to the end of the spout. It would also be helpful to know the total height...the distance from the bottom of the...

--4 inch thick walls. 5 inch floor and top. --Solid foam insulation is sealed into all wall cavities. --All joints sealed with polyurethane glue. --Jacketed inside and out in radiant insulation barrier. --Total R-value: 30. The dorm fridge on top has two 4 inch fans ducted through the bottom of...

We call it "The Grim Crusher." The legs fold up and the unit stores nicely on a shelf, taking up no floor space. It's just tall enough to slip a 5-gal bucket under and not have dust blowing around. The chain is a nickle plated go-cart chain. The Bodine gearmotor has enough torque to chew...