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thanks for the in depth reply. I'm still adding to my equipment, and i don't have anything as of starter equipment goes. no flask, stir plate, etc. if i were to get a flask though without a stir plate is does say its only 2.38 liters with the intermediate shaking like you mentioned. which...

yeah, i might just go with the 2 packs again because i am crunched on time. i'd like it to be ready for my daughters birthday (5/5/5). so i cant really spare the extra couple days for the starter. how would adding the 4 liters of starter effect the overall taste? would it change it at all?

hey guys, a couple months back i made an Arrogant Bastard clone that had an OG of 1.080, and i used two smack packs with it because it was over 1.060. Turned out great, ended up with about 1.017 FG. Mighty tasty. Now my question is, i was thinking about making a starter so i didn't have to...

ok guys. thanks for the input. i ended up putting them on top of the bloody in my laundry room, i have 2 other brews in buckets in there with the temp reading 70. the bedroom i had them in was probably too cold, my guess would be 58-60 degrees. there's a noticeable difference between the hallway...

hey guys. just did a newcastle clone from Midwest, i bottled them this last Sunday (2/5/12) and i figured I'd see if they were progressing any. threw one in the fridge until it was cold, and popped it open. there was only a faint hiss when i popped the cap off. poured the beer, zero head...

thanks for the responses guys. at least i can relax knowing that there probably isn't something wrong with the batch. sure, i lost about 1.6 gallons of brew, but there will be many more down the road. cheers!

hey guys, i finally joined the forums after lurking for a while. i did a couple of searches and havent seen an answer for my problem. I'm doing 3 brews at the moment so i was low on equipment and decided to use a spare bottling bucket for a secondary. I moved the batch to the bottling...