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Are there any limits on starter vessels? I'm noticing if a standard flask is used the more you fill the smaller the surface area for oxygen. Not to mention the small opening at the top(ok biggest contamination spot) to allow oxygen in.

I had this happen the first time I made a starter. I moved to a bigger starter vessel. No more issues after that.

Ok I'll not worry about it. Thank you for your help.

Thank you morticaixavier. I'm starting the temp at 62 deg. I've got the probe strapped to the carboy. I normally start with the temp low for the first few days to help reduce off flavors. By the 4th or 5th I move the temp a degree every day or two till I get up to 68 deg.

I noticed that if I make a yeast starter and pitch it on brew day it makes a mess of my blow off. Meaning I have to be careful to make sure it does not blow off my water the end and have a foaming mess to clean. If I take the same amount of yeast from a yeast cake (wash, fridged and bring to...

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Freisste thank you for your help. I just want to make sure I'm doing everything correct. We have a lot of time invested in each brew. m1batt1 thank you. I pumped it through a paint strainer for 5 min. I may need more time if I want to remove more.

freisste thank you for your response. I used about 1/3 cup of thick slurry. Will this break affect the flavor?

First what is the max og you would suggest for White Labs 320 Hefe. I have a og of 1.064. Second what things do you do to reduce the amount of trub (hope that's the correct term) after boiling?

Thank you all for your input. It's good to see the options I didn't think about and rethink the ones I did. Thank you all again.

Thanks stpug. I'm might have mislead the question on plastic. I looking at conicals that are made of plastic. I'm currently using buckets or a brew hauler for my carboy. I'm thinking wheels before "I" have to get wheels.

I've been using a small freezer with a controller for a fermentation chamber. My problem now is I'm not happy with the carboy in the chamber. My abuse to my body when I was younger is making it much harder to pull the carboy out. Does anyone know or have thoughts on a system that would help. I'm...

I just wanted to say thank you to those that reply. I lurk or look researching my questions and the responses I see help me. Thank you so much. I'm drinking a beer that you help me create. Thank you again.

SEndorf Just like any item there is a quality issue with R.O. For basics you need to know what type of membrane they are using. If they say they are using a TFC great a TDS meter will show that.

What was the specific gravity before the final product? (Just after brewing)

Cracked open one of my new brews poured it in a glass. Man that got cloudy quick. Ok held it up to the light still cloudy. Good news it taste great. Grabbed another. I'm going to hold this one up to the same light before I opened it. Wow it looks so clear in the bottle. Pour it. This ones going...

I would but there was no brewmaster in site at the time.

Good news the Belgium I started just before this talk turned out great. The things I did different were the addition of yeast nutrients and trying to reduce the trub when transfering the wort to the the fermentation vessel with strainers.:ban:

I went to a small brewery/restaurant and ordered one of their Pilsners. It came in a traditional style pilsner glass. The beer looked hazy but tasted fine(not contaminated). I notices on a clip board it said pils whrl 14:10 to 14:40 whrl 15:10 to 15:40 and so on for 3+ hours if it is military...

I use whirfloc 1/2 tab on the last 15 minutes of boil. From what I gather no one seems to notice one major thing that I'm doing wrong. However there are somethings that are off a little. I think this maybe a case were all of them are adding up to one big wrong. I guess I just need to get these...