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I'm using London Ale III. My oatmeal stout has been in primary for about 15 days right now. Pretty sure fermentation is complete, I'll take another gravity reading tomorrow, but wasn't sure if fermenting that cool the whole time was ok

My basement sits around 60* during the winter. My last brew, I tried setting my fermentation bucket on a thick towel to get it off the cold tile, and I wrapped it in a blanket, but it didn't help much. It is hard to get my temperature above 62*. What are some ways to increase the temperature of...

How does one calculate the amount of yeast cells in harvested yeast?

Well Sweeeet! That big jar on the left, Is that too much yeast to pitch to a starter? I know, obviously depends on OG, but just seems like a bunch of yeast

I washed yeast for the 1st time last night. I washed California Ale yeast from my brown ale. I followed a thread here on HBT, but I'm not sure if I did it right. Is that all yeast on the bottom? These jars have sat in the fridge for the past 24 hours or so.

I brewed an All-Grain Oatmeal Stout: 8lbs - 2-row 1 1/2lbs - Flaked Oats 1lb - Munich 8oz - Chocolate Malt 8oz - Crystal 40 6oz - Roasted Barley (300*) 6oz - Roasted Barley (500*) 4oz Crystal 80 1oz Magnum hops at 60 minutes London Ale yeast with a starter So now my questions lol. While the...

My thief leaks a little bit from the bottom so I can't let it sit haha. Maybe I'll invest in one of those stand-up tubes

Thanks for the responses! That Tilt Hydrometer looks nice, but pricey:). May have to buy one though

Ok this could be a dumb question. When I use a beer thief to draw a sample, I can't read my hydrometer because of the foam from the star-san. Can I rinse the thief after I sanitize it to get rid of the foam?