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It's of was 1058, so not a huge beer. Plus I don't have an accurate measurement of how much harvested yeast I pitched. There may have been enough that not much reproduction was required, but my instinct tells me that that was not the case.

Well yes and no. Once the yeast are pitched they use the oxygen from aeration to build up there cell walls and reproduce. fermentation begins when the environment becomes anaerobic, so once oxygen is all used up. So if it starts too quickly then I feel that's a sign that there may not have...

Ok I need an expert. Last night I brewed a 5 gallon batch, cooled it, and aerated for 40 mins. I woke up this morning and it was already pushing some crud out of the blowoff tube.... Which is too soon based on my experience (although I did used yeast that I harvested one week prior and pitched...

Who has brewed this recipe? Won't know anything about your process but was curious on your critiques... I did extract with steeping grains... Definitely feel like the Carmel malt flavor dominates, with a little bitterness on the back end... Gotta give it a few more days in the keg but that won't...

Does the welded nipple very much of a hassle to clean? Any bacteria problems more likely?

As anybody had better luck with the shank with the welded nipple vs the shank with the nipple that screws on with a gasket? Any difference between the two? Thanks, jake

In everybodys experience, what faucet is the bet bang for the buck? I think ive narrowed it down to the perlick stainless and the perlick creamer stainless. Pros/ cons? Also, is there anything else that I should get that they don't come right out and tell you ( gaskets?- as it appears they don't...

Alrighty I'll look for one on Craigslist thanks. Did u by chance measure the clearance between the door and the edge of the 5 gallon fermenter?

I'm looking to buy a mini fridge that I can convert into a kegerator/fermentation fridge for the upcoming summer - not simultaneously of course. When fermenting, I plan to use it with the johnson temperature controller from morebeer. Based on people's experience, is there a particular...