My process is very similar:
- boiled water 1 cup
- let cool to below 80F and pitched in yeast
- stir, hydrate for 1 - 1 1/2 hours
- chilled wort to 68F and pitched yeast
- 2 packets us-05
Pale Ale, OG 1.060. The only aeration I do is while I stir during immersion chilling and when I dump...