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I see little krausen activity on my starters too. As for Star San ..... don't fear the foam.

Great set up. +1 from me on the hoses. I did an early brew where I filled from the hose. Spent quite some time trying to work out what fault I had developed using trouble shooting guides before I narrowed it down to the classic aussie summer hose taste.

Hope I'm still starting new hobbies in my 70's. good onya!

Just closing the loop and reporting back on this one. This yeast delivered satisfactory flavours when fermented at 25 degrees. Banana and clove / peppery esters consistent to style. A fast ferment as you would expect at that temp with candy syrup and had reasonable attentiveness. Good...

Same. Only did it once and the following day there was a pellicle on top of the wort for a Belgian. All good though as it turned out to be one of the best beers I ever made! Must try to replicate some day. Edit: found the thread I started at the time with a pic. Actually started out making a...

Keep it simple. Pitch a pack into a 1L starter using 100g of DME. Usually around 1.040

You are ok with pitching on the dregs but don't think you can do starters with dried yeast? What's the difference?

Nah. If you need a certain number of cells not achievable through one pack then you either buy extra packets or use a starter to hit that number. It really is no different to liquid yeast.

Why?

I made a 1L starter using 1 pack for a 23L wort at 1.055

Thanks anyway guys. I will try a ferment in the middle of that range and report back.

Anyone had experience with this yeast? I have a pack in the fridge and was going to knock something together. Large fermentation range given of 18 degrees - 28 degrees. Am wondering what to expect flavour wise at either end of that scale. Esters? Sulphur? More info: will be making something in...

Leaked documents cast further bad light on CUB https://insidefmcg.com.au/2017/05/18/carlton-and-united-breweries-leaked-documents-emerge/#daily

Happy to help out with the O2. Might leave the experimentation to those who have paved the way.

I'm in adelaide and have an O2 set up. Happy to get involved.

Always give a good stir before taking a sample as you do get stratification within the wort. Make sure to cool or adjust for temp when taking a reading (Brewer's Friend have a calculator for this). As for mash times and different mash times (and obviously temps) achieve different things so the...

It is Advance dog biscuits that we picked up at a local pet and grain supplier. Available for various ages and size of dog. Found this link although we got it elsewhere and our dog is a medium sized adult not a pup...

That is what I do with flame out additions however your 20 minute hopstand is a perfectly valid option depending on what you are looking to achieve. Just that if you do go that way know that it impacts the rest of the hop schedule which you may need to make allowance for. By far the easiest way...

If you are doing a 20 min hop stand you need to adjust your timings in whatever software you are using (eg. Any 30 min addition is now actually more like a 50 min equivalent). This will normally mean higher ibu's of course. Likewise your 0 min additions are likely adding some ibu's due to the...

Bargain there.