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Hello all! A few days ago I set up a 1.040 starter using a 2 month old (1st gen, from the lab) vial of WLP500, assumed to be at about 55% viability. Set up the wort just like all starters before (2L solution w/ DME + DAP), got the temperatures right before pitching--at about 71F (+/- 1 degree)...

I have a 2L starter filled up to 1600mL that's been on the stir plate for about 24 hours with a nice 2 inch high krausen on top. I decided to experiment and dropped a single drop of foam control on top. Within 5 minutes the foam dropped completely to where the surface of the wort was...

Hello, I've been homebrewing for about a year now, and tonight I have made my biggest mistake to date. I left somewhere between 0.75 and 1.25 gallons (probably closer to 1 gallon, really) of a properly diluted starsan solution in my 5 gallon corny keg before racking my lager on top of it. I...

Hello all! I very recently ran into a possible infection a couple days before planning on kegging/bottling a 1.055 OG beer. The idea was I wanted to keg half (immediate enjoyment!) and bottle the other half (agerific!). Well, of course, I threw it all into a keg because of the possible gusher...

Hello! This is my first post, as I have only been brewing for a few months now, and I must say this has been one of the most rewarding hobbies I've picked up in a long time! Two (hopefully) quick questions.. 1) I have an DIPA in secondary fermentation. It has been sitting for about 5-6...