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If yeast calculator calculations tell me I only need a half litre starter, can I use 2oz of DME, and 2 cups of water, and a whole pack of Wyeast yeast? or do I have to make it as a 1L starter, and only pitch about half?

5lbs of two-row and .5lbs of carapils. Aaaannd they put them in the same bag. I had only planned on using 4.25 lbs of the two-row and .25 of the carapils. Haha. This is what I get for assuming they'd put them in separate bags. If I use it all this is going to be one big strawberry blonde...

I've googled and such for an answer to this, but couldn't find the right combination of answers. I'm planning a 2.5 gal blonde that I plan to rack onto strawberries. I had intended to ferment in a 3gal better bottle (I know.. tight headspace) and rack into a second 3gal BB with about 4lbs of...

Everything is going well so far. After 8 days in bottles (I know.. 3 weeks minimum) I put one in the fridge, because I can't leave well enough alone. That was 2 days ago. So tonight after eating to much at a family gathering (my wife is Greek.. so much food) I decided to sample my err.. sample...

I joined a few weeks ago before starting my first (partial extract) batch of beer. And learned a lot before I even got started. Things like.. kit instructions are often terrible. Mine suggested 2 - 3 days in Primary then racking to a secondary for 7 to 10 days, and said things like "it 's very...