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Use star-San with RO or distiller water an keep it sealed up you will be fine. When or if the liquid goes cloudy throw it out. I in doubt just make a new batch.

So then I should really look in to striking in a lot hotter and just focus on holding temp. Would stepping up my element gain more efficient heating or not enough to matter?

I am new to rims brewing but this is what I have been doing. FWIW I just finished a cream stout and hit 83% eff which is the best I have ever had so far. My rims tube is a 3500W 240 running on 120. Quick math is around 850W I think. Due to this fact and brewing this time of year the rims is...

So we have this fruit product at work called berry up which is supposed to be fresh fruit Puree with only natural ingredients and no preservatives or pastuerization. It's made by Oregon fruit products and list the ingredients as: Fruit, cane sugar, water, guar gum, xanthan gum, and citric acid...

then ill add more wort tommorow and see where we go. Will it throw off my actuall beer gravities as well? or does it really matter? Im thinking of brewing a coco rasp stout for the SWMBO so ill prob use the dry for it. she will be pissed if it doesn't turn. then just give the lager a shot for...

So here's the deal... 6 Mos ago I froze two batches of yeast off of a primary yeast cake. one was Wyeast 2007 Pilsner, and one was Wyeast 1056 American. Neither of the original beers was high gravity by any means and I went through the proper freezing procedures using glycerin. Fast...

So I have got my auberins pid, my rims tube with 240v 3500w element, my pump, and stand all ready to go. This is my question though; I want a simple control panel to house a master power switch, a switch for my pump, a switch for my pid, and my pid. nothing fancy just a plastic or metal project...

So how much dme do do I add for 100ml water

You can send the mobile peace price here thank you. I am happy to report the yeast is foaming nice now. The gravity hasn't changed much but I have restored hope. Quick question. I plan to try another vial this week. How much dme should I use to make a smaller starter? Would a pint be small...

It hasn't finished yet, I believe its just being sluggish so im still waiting. In the meantime Im going to do another starter....This time much smaller and step it up

So here it is, the best qestion ever. Being a fan of music way before my love of beer in my life, I am searching to make the absolute best playlist for making beer. So what do you listen to while making your special stuff? Humor? Rock? Crooners? Country? List em all. All opinions welcome. So...

Well by no means am i going to throw it....Ill just brew something else for now and keep waiting. I need to get a stirplate just havn't yet. Thanks for the advice

So I saved some yeast about 3 mos ago and they have been in my deep freeze since then. I pulled of of the first fermentatiion on my German Lager. I dilluted the yeast with a 10ml Glycerine 10 ml water 40-50 ml yeast slurry. I have now gotten around to brewing again, thanks to a 70mi move for...

With just over 10 batches under my belt I'm looking to find a club near Springfield, or Joplin areas. If anyone has knowledge of a club already in progress or would like to start one please let me know...

Well I checked again today and the krausen is mostly gone but it still has a cloyingly sweet mouthfeel to it. Butter us still what comes to mind. With this subside when carbing? This is my first all grain wheat and it's an original recipe. FWIW 5lbs 2-row 4lbs wheat 1lb flaked wheat .5 oz...

Ok so day 7 is here..Checked the gravity and I am a little confused. I am still at a pretty high krausen wich is expected as I pulled the fermenter from the waterbath two days ago. Here is my question though...My gravity reading(double checked with two hydrometers) is around 1.010-1.012 (a lot...

Well hell....Thats what the whole homebrew thing is about so here we go 61F peachy expirement!!! Let's see what happens

Sweet I'll add a couple quarts of boiiling to bring it to aroun 67F but wait...you said citrusy esters right? Well this is an american wheat....so maybe some peach wouldn't be bad...Maybe I'll wait a few days and then raise the temp up to 70F .... Thoughts?

Well I have been awakened...I opened the top of the fermenter and what did I see? A profusion of foam and a krausen ring staring at me! Without the chance of infectioning set in, I closed the lid sanitized and gave a big grin. As I had originaly thought, beware of the airlock..belief in it just...

No This Is Not My First Batch! Yes I Know Airlock Bubbles are as useless as a High Pressure Guage! Yes I needed somewhere to talk (and you guys are my emotional support group :cross:) I brewed an american wheat monday: 4# Wheat 1# Flaked Wheat 5.5# 2-row .5oz Perle 1056 American Ale...