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Can't really go wrong for $45. http://www.homebrewing.org/The-Stirstarter-Yeast-Stir-Plate-_p_1306.html#

I have no advice to offer. I am just requesting that you post pictures of the carnage when this rig blows.

Indeed. That is absolutely amazing. Thanks.

Sick set-ups! Who's the guy with the ridiculous basement electric brewery? Beautiful basement bar with a window into the brewery. Been looking for the thread but I haven't been able to find it.

I would always advise removing the blowoff tube after it is no longer needed and replacing it with an airlock. With a fermentation timeline of 3 months, you may want to consider a secondary vessel in which the headspace is minimized.

The Lego stir plate for the win!!!

Piling on here and saying thanks for the setup! Bottled an AIPA for the NHC in early March. Sat for at least a month in the bottle before judging. Beer was in good enough shape to reach the mini-BOS.

I was at Prohibition Pig yesterday and neglected to get a SoS on draft! Too many other good choices. I'll probably grab a few cans this week to see what differences are apparent.

I should specify... I was drinking quite a bit of draft SoS when I was inspired to attempt a clone. The draft version, especially in its earlier permutations, was significantly different than the final dialed-in can version. I believe this recipe is a great representation of the early draft...

I'll have to agree with bobbrews here. Having brewed mostly IPAs over the last year and a half, I have found that conditioning time is certainly beneficial. Six weeks seems to be a sweet spot for my set up. Speaking of Heady, there is a video out there where John Kimmich states that he believes...

Try the closed transfer from fermenter to keg as mentioned. Made a huge difference for me. Also, always cap on foam when bottling.

You're welcome! I would get the starter going ASAP. You'll rarely be too far ahead of schedule in that regard. I'm sure you're thinking about it and I'll give you an extra push.... get/make a stirplate. Money well spent.

Like most issues that come up here, you'll get several different responses. My recommendation FWIW is to use YeastCalc. It will give you a target based on the batch size and gravity. It also allows for up to 3 steps. The size of the step does matter because there is a sweet spot of cells/mL...

Yes, I generally add dry hops into primary. No worries there.

They are usually very fast. One business day after receiving the sample. I'd recommend logging into their website as a first time user. They didn't email the results last time I sent a sample in but the results were available through their website.

Thanks for investigating that. Conan makes such a tasty IPA though! I can't stop using it!

This grain bill usually gets me to 1.075ish but the numbers reported were from an earlier batch which came out a little "hot". This recipe is based on the Double Sunshine Clone from BYO. After making that several times and trying both Double Sunshine and Sip of Sunshine, I began to tweak it...

The mix I used was mostly for color. I'll check my notes to see what L the carared and caramunich were.

I use whirlfloc and keg with gelatin. Crystal clear.

You could certainly skip this step if you'd like. However, there will still be plenty of yeast in suspension for bottle conditioning/carbing if you stick to the directions.