Pearls of wisdom

[Ducatiboy stu]

always re-hydrate your yeast

h34r:

Providing there is enough in the packet

 

[QldKev]

always listen to QldKev B)

 

[mje1980]

This may be true, but I think practically speaking for most brewers the security far outweighs the effort. This is particularly true if you consider that the precursor may be there in a decent quantity and not detected tasting cold fermenter samples. In that case, you then have to rely on extending your lagering more than you would need to with a d-rest - assuming you have treated the yeast kindly and not crashed it out.

I'd rather put in the effort in at the start, instead of trying to make up for unhealthy or not enough yeast. Since pitching heaps of yeast cold, my lagers are eleventy billion times better. Unfortunately, a really well brewed lager is still not an ale haha. This is not a pearl of wisdom, more a cubic zirconia of half truth and anecdotal experience.

 

[HBHB]

Remove the stir bar before dumping the yeast starter into the fermenter. or hold it firmly out of the pour by holding another magnet to the outside of the Erlenmeyer Flask.

 

[HBHB]

Adjust your airlock with a hammer > Insert sound effect here < before it stops bubbling - replace it with gladwrap.

 

[Ducatiboy stu]

Mix all your grains together then mill.......stops the old getting halfway thru the mash and noticing there is a tin off unmilled grain sitting on the bench problem

 

[Yob]

Remove the stir bar before dumping the yeast starter into the fermenter. or hold it firmly out of the pour by holding another magnet to the outside of the Erlenmeyer Flask.

Ive taken to using the second stir bar on the outside of the flask and gently removing the stir bar from the flask prior to pitching....

Mwooohahahahaha h34r:

 

[HBHB]

Give your yeast every chance of doing a good job for a decent finished product:

Rehydrate dry yeast as per manufacturers instructions;
Aerate/oxygenate well;
Pitch enough yeast to do the job properly;
Ferment at the right temperature;

Don't pace the room waiting for the first bubbles in an airlock.....it makes the yeast dizzy.

 

[Judanero]

Offering sacrifices to pagan gods makes better beer if the gods are appeased.
Otherwise you get flat, infected beer.

h34r:

 

[DJ_L3ThAL]

If following a recipe and measuring out hops, LABEL them clearly in the bowls so you don't switch your bittering hops around with your aroma hops!!!

LABEL your cleaning products/solutions, LABEL your beer lines whether they have been cleaned, rinsed, sanitized so that you avoid tapping a keg with lines still containing sodium perc or the likes :unsure:

 

[GrumpyPaul]

10 minute IPA does not mean 10 minute boil.

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[SipSip]

always re-hydrate your yeast

h34r:

For we the great unwashed beginners, a few words such as "by doing this" would be great !

 

[Liam_snorkel]

For we the great unwashed beginners, a few words such as "by doing this" would be great !

context of Mr Lethal's post: http://aussiehomebrewer.com/topic/74450-re-hydrate-v-not/

 

[Adr_0]

For we the great unwashed beginners, a few words such as "by doing this" would be great !

Pour about 100mL of tap water in the high 20's (temperature) into a wide glass, sprinkle the yeasties on top and cover with alfoil. Don't touch for 15min.

After 15min, come back and stir for 2-3minutes, re-cover with alfoil and repeat after 5min. Then pitch...

 

[bum]

Or however the manufacturer recommends.

Cooled, boiled water might be the go, rather than hot tap water too.

 

[Ducatiboy stu]

context of Mr Lethal's post: http://aussiehomebrewer.com/topic/74450-re-hydrate-v-not/

Just dont mention the other liquid yeast one

 

[MartinOC]

If following a recipe and measuring out hops, LABEL them clearly in the bowls so you don't switch your bittering hops around with your aroma hops!!!

LABEL your cleaning products/solutions, LABEL your beer lines whether they have been cleaned, rinsed, sanitized so that you avoid tapping a keg with lines still containing sodium perc or the likes :unsure:

Hmm....'Sounds like short-term memory loss to me.

'Sure you're not drinking too much???

 

[Adr_0]

Just dont mention the other liquid yeast one

you're meant to de-hydrate those fancy ones...

 

[jlm]

Remove the stir bar before dumping the yeast starter into the fermenter. or hold it firmly out of the pour by holding another magnet to the outside of the Erlenmeyer Flask.

Whenever you're ordering from your favourite HBS that stocks stir bars.......get another.

 

[Bribie G]

Always sanitize the can opener.