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Thanks for the tips, all. Guessing I'll probably just keep it; I can always take the plug out and install the thermometer, or if the thermometer gets in my way and messes with the grain bag, just plug it. I haven't seen much about temperature loss due to the extra hole, so I doubt anyone has had...

I'm definitely considering just plugging the hole if it comes down to it. Good thinking.

8 Gal. MegaPot 1.2™ Brew Kettle Brand new, never used, only taken out of the box. I haven't even mounted the ball valve or thermometer. I bought this hastily while it was on sale, not realizing how far the thermometer probe sticks out into the kettle (about 3.5 inches). Since I do BIAB...

YES, good call on the Fermcap. Tossed a drop in there and letting it ride. Got about 3/4" of krausen 20 or so hours in, so it appears there was some viable yeast in there. Hooray!

Apologies for bringing up an old thread, but this is exactly what I'm currently trying to do. (Visited Allagash recently and loved their House Beer; concocting a BPA with that as an inspiration.) aslander and stpug, When you harvested, how long did it take your starter to take off? I have a...

Realized I forgot to post the final results. It ended up all right. No oxidation that I can taste, and it cleared up pretty nicely, all things considered. (The interrupted primary, using real pumpkin in the mash, etc.) If I have to nitpick, it has a slight bit of tannic feel/flavor, but...

Thanks. Makes sense about the O2...I was pretty careful to only have the lid off as little as possible, but there was definitely some exposure there. Hopefully the hefty layer of krausen and CO2 should keep things fairly clean. Nevertheless, I'm still worried about having disturbed things...

I was going to post this in the Yeast/Fermentation board, but this is such a rookie screwup I've relegated myself here. I awoke early the morning after brew day to some particularly aggressive krausen coming through my 3-piece airlock and threatening to pop the lid off 6 gallon ale pail...

Cool, thanks. Definitely wasn't planning on drinking any of the brew soon, but as I'll be gifting some to out of town friends and telling them to shelve it for a couple weeks, just wanted to make sure I don't need to have them store it in a bulletproof chamber.

How did this turn out for you, malt? Reviving this thread as I have done the same thing (about 4.5 oz of Brewer's Best priming sugar for a 3.66 gallon batch). Mine is with an English pale ale, so I'm a little less worried because the recipe wouldn't have called for a super highly carbonated...