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Her is a good calculator that will take into account the age of your yeast and give you the correct starter size or step ups needed. It's free and I have t used any others so I really can't compare. But, hey is there anything better than free...

I made a extract batch last night and pitched. I woke up to a bucket leaking and a clogged airlock. Cleaned up, put a towel around the rim of the bucket to help with anymore leaking and replaced the airlock with a clean one. I put the clean one on and in 20 seconds it looked like this. It...

I second Brewers Friend for ratios. I purchased a gallon jug from my LHBS and use that. It gives the versatility to be able to make 1, 2, 3, or 4 liter starters. I was able to even use it on a stir plate. Not perfect because it has a somewhat convex bottom but if lined up right it works. The...

I'm in! What a great selection of prizes.

I purchased a WYEAST packet in May 2013. It is 1335 British Ale II. The manufacturing date is 17 April 13. I am brewing a 5 gallon batch from a Frocious extract kit from Midwest. The SG is 1.064-1.068. I planned to brew last summer but a kitchen remodel got in my way. The remodel is done and I...

I purchased a WYEAST packet in May 2013. It is 1335 British Ale II. The manufacturing date is 17 April 13. I am brewing a 5 gallon batch from a Frocious extract kit from Midwest. The SG is 1.064-1.068. I planned to brew last summer but a kitchen remodel got in my way. The remodel is done and I...

I am currently looking to build my own homemade stir plate. I hacked apart an old computer for a fan and some magnets. I have searched the postings here a few times and am having a hard time finding information on DIY stir plates. And links or guidance would be appreciated. Maybe I'm not...

I have had the same issue before. I was told that it won't affect your next batch. I used StarSan(from a spray bottle) on my fermenter to sanitize it before I added the wort and yeast. After leaving it sit for five minutes or so I looked in the bucket and found that the StarSan had a bit of a...

Awesome! Thanks for the info.

I have put the word out to my family that I am trying to put together a kegerator and they have been very helpful! So far I acquired two corny kegs, one 20lb and one 5lb co2 cylinder and I have a old fridge at home that I'm not using. Pretty good start. My Uncle called the other day and said he...

I don't think they're trying to make it illegal. That was already tried once.....and it didn't work for very long. They are making it illegal for you to enjoy your hobby a lot and then go and endanger everybody's life that is on the road with you. You can smoke all that you want when you are in...

I say that if its going to .05 may as well make it no tolerance. Lets make it black and white and see how much the accident and death numbers change? The police can't handle the # of DWI's that are being discovered now. How are they going to arrest that many more with a lower threshold? Have the...

I brewed a batch on Monday and when I went to grab my fermentation bucket it had a very strong hop smell and slight off white color to it. May last batch was a Extra Pale Ale extract kit from Northern Brewer. The bucket was aired out after cleaning a couple weeks ago. I did a little quick...

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That's good to know. My starter took about six hours to start and not 36-40 hours later is all done. Gonna brew tomorrow.

The calculator I used put me at about 210 billion cells so I think I should be in good shape. That's at 55%. I have learned a bit more in reading overnight and today. I plan on brewing on Sunday will report back as I go through my process. Thanks all for the guidance!

The package is WYEAST. It is 3522 Belg Ardennes. The MFG date is 14 MAR 13. I did the math last night and I believe it's at about 55%. My plan is to give the jug an occasional swirl a couple times a day to reach that 277bn number.

Thanks Demus! I am still waiting for the temp to come down. Should I take a quart out and only go with two or one QT or is it too late for that? My OG on the recipe is 1.081. I still need some quantity of a starter right?

I am making my first starter for a Carmelite Tripel(partial mash). I am using a one gallon glass jug. Here is what I have done so far. 3 QTS water, 9oz(weight)DME and a pinch of nutrient boiled for 15 minutes. Going to cool and put in jug and pitch the yeast. Everything I read says I only need...

I began brewing a few months ago and have decided to try and slowly collect kegging equipment to move out of the bottling world. I put the word out to my friends and family for what to look for and I feel like I have struck gold! My dad found me two pin lock corny kegs for nothing! When I...