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Just brewed my second beer tonight (AG). For my first beer last week my target gravity was 1.053, my OG was 1.052. Tonight my target was 1.057, and my OG came out at... 1.052 (again). The only thing i did different was the mash temp; the first beer i mashed at 154, and this one i mashed at 152...

So I made a starter 48 hours ago from a couple tablespoons of yeast cake from my primary. I did not wash the yeast. There is some dense matter on the bottom of my flask that wont suspend. When i pitch this in my next batch should i leave this unsuspendable matter in the bottom?

I am going to be racking my Black Ale tommorow to the secondary and am planning on making an IPA using the same yeast (WP001). Should I just toss my wort on top of the yeast cake? Or scoop some off the bottom and use a starter to get it going again? If option 2; how much should i scoop off the...

Getting geared up to brew my first batch this weekend! One of my concerns is that my 40qt SS economy brewpot may lack considerably in the heat distribution department, and may contribute to scorched wort. How worried should i be? Does anyone else have experience with these AHS economy pots...