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Thanks for the suggestions! I used some sanitized foil. Only six months into this hobby...errr...obsession. This forum has been an amazing tool. Thanks for the help. :mug:

The lid has a pre drilled hole in it that fits a stopper that I don't have...

Unfortunately, I don't have the necessary tubing for a blow off.

I am brewing an extract batch as we speak. I have two other batches fermenting... Well fermentation has long since ended in one batch. My problem is that I have 3 buckets but only two stoppers/airlocks. The airlock/stoppers are on the two mentioned buckets. I won't be able to make it LHBS until...

I did use Activator (2 packs) in the starter. And what you and Revvy say makes perfect sense. I understand the concept of a starter and plan making one for most if not all my beers moving forward. And at the same time used Mrmaltys calculator to accommodate my 1 L flask. I appreciate all the...

Thanks man. So much conflicting info on yeast starters. I just want to improve my beer. What you said makes sense but since I did pitch 2 packs into a starter, am I basically just "wakening" them up? I'll still be able to pitch the whole flask tomorrow about 16 hours after starting the...

Made my first starter today for a black IPA with OG 1.075. I think I messed up. Only have the 1 L flask from Northern Brewer and tried to follow Mrmalty's calculator that said for a 1liter starter, I'd need two yeast smack packs. So thats what i did. Made a 1L starter and pitched 2 packs...