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#2 IBT-2X BBQ Thermometer I really need a decent thermometer and this one looks awesome!!

Is that starsan or something in the container? I'm wondering what the candle's for apart from making your yeast collection quite romantic...

I'm just working out a recipe for a Weizen on beersmith and in the yeast starter section, I've filled out all the details but noticed the 'Yeast Cells Needed' section was quite a bit higher than I've used for other ales of a similar gravity. I worked out it is using the 'Hybrid' pitch rate of...

Yes, I'd love one!!

I made a 500ml starter out of a 6 month old Wyeast pack last week. It was on a stir plate and had no krausen at all (Not too strange given the stiring). I chilled after 24 hours before stepping it up to a 2L starter. The 2L starter had a 1 to 2cm krausen after about 6 hours.... same yeast...

Bloody stir bars again! Yesterday, I was about to pour in my yeast then remembered 'The stir bar!!' So I ran back to the house and got my magnet. Placed magnet next to stir bar, poured yeast, plop into the wort goes stir bar.... wtf?!?! several curses later and now I have to remember to find it...

Hi mate, You could try one of these: https://shop.beerbelly.com.au/fermentor-thermowell-9-53mm-x-400mm-stainless-steel-with-grommet.html I'm like Cranky and tape mine to the side with a piece of old stubby holder over the top but have thought about getting one of these.

Yeah I get your point and I admit I always get a bit sceptical when a retailer bags out a company or product... I changed my mind anyway and am going with a Cheeky Peak 3 Vessel for about the same price as the GF. SO in any case, Mr LHBS didnt make a sale...

I asked my LHBS who stocks all things Keg King and Grainfathers about a Robobrew. The response I got was "(lengthy pause...) I can get them in, but I'd rather you just bought it direct from Keg King. That way I dont have to deal with all the warranty returns." I was all set to buy one too until...

From my totally unqualified mind, I'd say yes, since the Robobrew brew pipe has been widened in its latest version due to the first one being narrow and causing stuck sparges.

Get some venus fly traps and site them next to your starter? It would save having more chemicals floating around...

I'd take some EKG and Fuggles if you still have some?

I cant think of anything other than a measuring error or un mixed wort. I once took a sample post mash and it was really low. I mixed the wort and let some out of the tap first and it was back to expected. I guess the opposite could also happen if you take a sample of heavily sugared wort.

Yeah I sat down last night after the kids were in bed to finally watch some normal (adult) TV... 3 channels all following a car driving through Bali. The little sentence 'Normal programming will resume shortly' had me intrigued until I heard them mention her name... FFS... thank god for...

Thanks Klangers, thats a big help!

Hi guys, I've got a water report from the council (attached) and plugged the profile into Beersmith and Brewers Friend trying to figure out additions... It looks like my water is fairly low in everything, but also favours the malty profile as Beersmith says 'Extremely Malty' with a Sulfate ...

Stick me in the running please!

Sniff some Irish Moss. It's seaweed derived and smells all the time, but I've never had an odd flavour in a beer. I believe Whirlfloc is just Irish Moss in tablet form. They probably mask the smell for commercial reasons. ie. exactly what you're doing. It smells funny so you hesitate using it.

Cheers! Yeah after a bit of reading into styles, APA might be more appropriate.

I used S-04 so it's more an English Pale I guess. I was going to enter it in a local comp for some feed back and was scratching my head as to the category... Worst case, I go wild card!