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Last year I tried freezing yeast for the first time and so far everything has gone OK. So this week I thawed out a WLP -800 white labs strain that I have. I pitched it into a 1 cup starter and after 24 hours on a stir plate the yeast where happy. Then I pitched it into a 3 cup starter and...

What was the temp of your wort when you pitched your yeast? I've had sluggish starts with S04 when the wort was chilled to much. So unless you did something really wrong I would say your probable OK and you just need to take a reading.

I said UNCLE!

OK so there’s one live cell left in the pouch and from that you can brew beer. I scream UNCLE. And before anyone says it, it's not something I did because quite frankly it's not rocket science keeping everything sanitized and making a starter. But wouldn't you consider what you got was...

According to the manufactures you can pitch their product straight away into the wort, maybe it should come with a disclaimer saying that may not work and you should make a starter. There’s a nitch, they can sell a starter right along with the yeast. After looking around this forum it seems...

Yeast encased in amber for 45 million years suppose they called it Jurassic beer back then? So excuse me Revvy if I'm a little skeptical of your perceived wisdom, with over 16 thousand post since 2007 how do you have time to brew? The question still remains. Has anyone else had problems...

This past year I have experienced yeast that for the most part is dead when I go to use them. Late last year I bought 2 vials of White Labs from a LHB shop that's an hour’s drive away, only to have one vial be bad. I had one smack pack be bad in a kit from a mail order shop and just...

I'm not sure what you mean by having to do a conversion to get the FG. Shouldn't it ferment out the same as a 5 gal batch with a reading more in the neighborhood 6-7 for it to be finished.

I made a starter Friday that had a gravity reading of 13 brix (1.051) plus I added yeast nutrient to it. After 3 days on the stir plate it just didn't look like anything much was happening so I took a reading and got 10 brix (1.039). So it's at least doing something. After some head scratching...

This is just a thought but if your goal is steam-infusion I think adding an ice cream mixer, with some modifications, could stir the mash during infusion with the new cooler. Make the lid out of plywood and mount the motor to it.

Thanks for the replys. I have one more question. Since this is my first attempt at a freezer bank also, should I start it Thursday take it off Saturday and put it in the fridge overnight to settle, then Sunday morning make the freezer bank and pitch it the wort Sunday afternoon?

I finally built my stir plate and acquired everything needed to do a yeast starter, but I have one question. How long do you leave it on the stir plate running?

Don't forget beer bottles. And you know what that means, you'll have to drink at least 48 Samuel Adams or Sierra Nevada or or or. Man your lucky are you going to need any help drinking those?:mug:

I'd have to disagree with Chriso also. Here's some of the things being cheap taught me. Big box store digital thermometer - off by 7 degrees. El cheapo plastic measuring cup - off by several ounces. Big box store scale - off by several ounces with no way to correct. Hops at a unbeatable...

Being "cheap" shows up in the final product, I know from experience. What your looking for is the best price for quality ingredients. For me shipping plays a big part in the final price so I buy a lot from MidWest. I just recently discovered another that's closer and sells all the major...

I remember back in the late 80's when video rental was taking off. The wife and I wanted to rent some porn but we didn't know where to rent it. Until the day we came across a church group picketing a video rental that rented porn. I pulled right up, got out, went in an rented a porn tape...

Don't use WD-40 unless you want it to die an early death. WD-40 is more like kerosene than oil.

I have a March 809 Magnetic Impeller Pump mounted under my brew stand and connected to my mashtun just like you see in all the photos people post. My problem is I have the worst time getting the air to purge out of the lines and start pumping. The air gets as far as the pump and it stops...

In the process of transferring the mash to another pot to free up the stuck sparge I slipped and dropped the mash on the kitchen floor. The wife was very calm about it and the next day I retrieved my pots from the snow drift in the yard and swore off drinking while making beer. That's when...

If you have a Rural King near by check with them that's where I got mine. $50 https://www.ruralking.com/Store/detail.aspx?ID=16791 30 qts is more than big enough for 5 gallon batches. I don't know the BTU's of mine but I can boil off 1-1/2 gallons an hour.