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Stir plate for yeast starter and HBT.

+1 for that. This is what I do.I have only done 2 out of the box recipes. I do a honey porter that I modified from Midwest's recipe and its wonderful.

So I can give you the nuts and bolts of it. Off of the end of your siphon, attach a smaller tube with small holes in it about 5 holes maybe?. As the wort flows past it will have little bubbles come into the stream. This will in turn help aerate the wort. I wish I could post the thread for you...

If I can chime in with another option, if you are used to bottling and you want to test how much of an issue force carbing is, you could naturally carb the beer in the keg. This would theoretically create same size bubbles as bottling. However you may have issues when you pour if the bubbles...

Blowing stuff up sounds like a great plan. That's what I will be doing.... well if you count bad guys in a video game that is. Beer + video games w/my wife= perfect way to end the world If it doesn't end.... which it won't... it sounds like a good night to me.

I do the same thing but my siphoning is to help aerate the wort with a tube with holes. Something that I found on this forum, and has worked rather well. But the stuff left in the kettle I just dump into the fermenter. So like said above, it's not a problem.

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What about a stir plate situated under the kettle with a stir rod on the inside. Might be a very cheap option. You just have to make it suitable for high temps. Also as writing this I think you may have issues with magnets???...

I just finished a Linies vanilla porter because I had to see how much better mine was than it. A fair bit better if I do say so myself. But it was still a decent beer.

Maybe... Cave dweller stout Lights out stout Devil's black eye Midnight wrath Befallen darkness Dunno... that's what I've got for now.

I too am sorry for your loss. I can understand how good it probably was. As far as the aging, I may have to bottle a few from the keg then, my initial plan was to keg the whole thing. Ultimately it needs to make it to December since this one as my Christmas ale. Is there a temp you would...

Well I have it at 74 right now and I hope the yeast activity bring the temp up a little. I also have a lamp on it to keep it warmer in our 68deg house.

I just made a starter of this yeast for my Belgian dark.... MAN! I think I found a new favorite yeast! Very happy with the aroma and taste. Not to mention this was only the top portion that I poured off of the starter which was only light dme and a little brown sugar!

That makes more sense. Thanks.

Hey jdrich, I was wondering how the temperature probe has held up being in the water jug. 1+ year later (I'm assuming from original post), have you had any problems with either rust or leaking into the probe or other problems? I'm assuming that you have had it submerged for the whole time and I...

I've been searching the thread and other threads but have had no luck in finding the answer, what would be a comparable candi level to the D-90 : http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/d-90-candi-syrup-1-lb.html I want to make my own candi so, would it be best to go with the Deep Amber or...

I had a similar situation this week. I washed some London ale iii yeast 7 or 8 months ago and pitched it into my starter Thursday. I was a little worried Friday since it wasn't until Saturday when I finally saw krausen forming. Just needed time I guess. Pitched it today and its looking...

I just use store bought water for topping off. Probably could use tap as suggested, but that's just what I do.

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