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I mashed in at 164degrees waited till it hit 152degrees then shut lid and waited an hour. Opened lid temp was at 160degrees but went down to 152 right away. Was I mashing at 160 or 152? At the start I did have to stir a bit to bring temp down. This ever happen to anyone?

Good to know thanks.

wyeast ale 1056. It's been 3 days now so i'm gonna set the starter in my cooler to crash and settle everything. See how much I have then.

Ok I can try that. Thanks. I thought yeast especially a fresh package would definately wake up and get going once all the swirling action happens to aerate it. How much yeast would you think the jug should have. Right it just layers the bottom. Am I looking for much more?

I made a starter for an IPA and it just looks like not much yeast actually increased so was wondering if i'm just too nervous that it didn't actually ferment out at all. I cooled wort to 70 degrees then aerated the crap out of it then pitched the yeast and let it go. I use foam for a lid on a...