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Thanks AJ

I did take a reading and was close to FG and yes I was going to keg. Wort looks very clear as it is and will crash and add gelatin. It would be a fresh pitch and was concerned with the alcohol as well in the beer as it may cause off flavors.

I recently added apricot to my wheat brew in secondary and have not had any residual yeast action. I did cold crash before I transferred which could be the root of the problem. Is something to be concerned about? Should I add a touch more yeast?? Thanks as always.

Day trippr that is a sweet setup! Question: adding yeast to mason jars from flask....do you put on the lid or just put in foil for potential CO2 buildup?

I do the same and have the same results but always used a fresh dosage from white labs or wyeast but now that I would like to start storing the yeast, I'm was sure if the math would get "fuzzy". Thanks for the help.

Totally get it!! Do you guys use a microscope to get cell count? Or rely on the calculations??

I was storing the yeast in 1 quart jars because that roughly equaled 1 liter and removed the head space. I plan on brewing quite a bit in the upcoming weeks months and some will be low gravity and this size would not require a starter. Do you recommend decanting the quart size starter into a...

Thanks guys l! Makes sense both methods. What temp is ideal for storage?

I am looking to make a 4L starter of London ale III to fill 4 quart mason jars to use at a later time. Each jar should contain about 175 billion cells by my calculations. My question is what is the best way to do this? I have heard that storing in distilled water is effective for long term...

@Lefou I was worried about the taste of the water when we found out our new house had well. Turns out best tasting water I have had from a tap and zero smell @ajdelange I live in south jersey

Hi All, Just received my water report back from Ward labs and would love feedback. FYI this is well water...... pH: 5.3 Total dissolved solids (TDS): 28 Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm: 0.05 Cations/Anions, me/L: 0.5/0.3 Sodium: 5 Potassium: 2 Calcium: 3 Magnesium: 1 Total...