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oh and i sanitized my hand in the bucket of sanitizer

Yea i was pushing it a bit and I looked up to say something to a friend and a little got it...ill try that next time with just ice.

Hey guys just did my first batch in about a year. Couple of things happened that I worry about a lil bit. I made a cooling tub out of a tupper that was in the garage been in there a months didnt look dirty. When cooling the pot i was holding in the water a bit and a little got in the pot...

I used a starter for my yeast. Should I aerate the wort normally as if I would if I was pitching from the pack??

Tomorrow will be my first time brewing in about 6 months. Just wanna be clear. I take a sample, get OG, pitch yeast, take another sample to be able to check later. I think thats what I used to do.

I dont have a flask...all I have big enough it looks like is a mai thai glass that holds 3 cups of water is this ok?

Ok so Ive never done a starter...so use a 1/2 cup of my dme 2 cups of water boil cool pitch yeast and cover? That it? Can I use it tomorrow?

Well I only have enough dme for my recipe...is it ok to use some of that to make a starter? I have never used liquid yeast before so I have never made a starter.

Im brewing tomorrow. Should I go ahead and activate the pack? If it does swell what do I do with it afterwards just leave it where its at?

Thanks for the reply. I might do a light blanket around it just in case I can't really leave it out anywhere else. I'm afraid my cat will get excited about the airlock and mess with it lol!

Hey guys im getting back into brewing and im about to brew a nut brown ale. I recently just moved into a new house and its draftier than my previous place. It seems that the room I want to ferment in gets maybe 65 at peak and 62 at night. I will be using a wyeast british strain suggesting 64-75...