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Was planning to brew yesterday but I unexpectedly had to leave town. I have a starter on a stir plate now for 32 hours. I won't be able to brew until tomorrow as I'm getting home late tonight. Is the yeast already a waste? Should I have my wife put the starter in the fridge right...

So my first batch (extract brown ale) I pitched rehydrated Danstar and it took off like house on fire. Immediate bubbling, at 12hrs I had to switch to a blowoff tube in a 6.5gal carboy, bubbled like a snare drum for 2 days and then quit. Surprisingly I managed to hit my FG. This second...

Hey guys, I'm doing a coconut cream ale from Jaspers. The recipe calls for adding coconut extract the day before bottling. My plan is to cold crash in primary and rack to keg. Should I add the extract the day before cold crashing or should I add it to the keg afterwards? Also, when...

So yesterday was the day. I intended to head over to the LHBS to get a smack pack (ordered the caribou slobber kit from NB with dry yeast) and make a starter for pitching today. The shop owner recommended I keep it simple and just use the dry for my first brew so I took his advice...

Hey guys, First off thanks for all the great info I have found on this forum, it has been invaluable. I'm getting ready to make my first batch and here is what I have so far. I won't be bottling, I recently built a keezer so I will be kegging the brew. I hate buying things twice so I...

Hello guys, first post. :ban: I am currently building a keezer and using the inkbird (stc-1000) mounted in the collar. After studying countless wiring diagrams I drew my own based off a couple of other schematics. My goal is to have the temp controller wired for single stage (cooling)...