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    Show Us Your Gear!

    My 50L 3v HERMS set up. Home made HERMS & Counterflow Chiller. I keg everything these days. There’s 4 x 25L FastFerment conicals in the wooden enclosure on the right, and two fridges under a bar with a twin tower tap behind the photographer.
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    iSPindel - broadcasts once then stops?

    Just in case someone else finds this thread, here is a link to the issues page on GitHub where I have commented on my trials to get it working: https://github.com/universam1/iSpindel/issues/59 At present the most likely cause is either a faulty diode or a faulty Wemos board. Both are relatively...
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    How long per step in a yeast starter

    I know. Cool. One of those milestones in the journey from beginner to intermediate brewer. Next challenge - water treatment? Yeast harvesting? Use a beer gun to fill bottles? Get a stainless FV?
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    iSPindel - broadcasts once then stops?

    @Donoroto - it was just for testing, as suggested in the set up guide. In action I agree something like hourly would be perfectly sufficient. At the moment though, I am still stuck with just one upload per reboot. I've just downgraded the firmware to an older version (6.2) and still getting the...
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    iSPindel - broadcasts once then stops?

    I was taken by the idea of making my own one of these tilty wifi hydrometers when I realised the kit of parts was available with instructions on Ebay for just £30. It's been a great distraction on a lockdown Sunday and I've got it working, although not calibrated yet. I can see the live readout...
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    How long per step in a yeast starter

    Pitched the slurry and the airlock was bubbling within 4 hours. Magic.
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    How long per step in a yeast starter

    Good shout @Trialben. Left it overnight and it settled in to two clear layers, trub and nice white yeast. Brewing this morning.
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    How long per step in a yeast starter

    Thanks @Nosybear. Will do and I’ll report back on the results.
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    How long per step in a yeast starter

    Ok, second step finished. What’s this stratification all about then?
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    How long per step in a yeast starter

    I brew in 50L batches.
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    How long per step in a yeast starter

    Krausen now died down and bubbles slowed. Took 48 hours but now cold crashing in the garage with forecast 0 deg C overnight tomorrow if I can wait. I’ll boil up another 2L of DME solution ready to do step 2 and then brew my saison at the weekend hopefully with 600bn cells ready to go to work...
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    How long per step in a yeast starter

    @Trialben - “supernatant” - great word. Had to look it up. Every day is a school day! supernatant /ˌsuːpəˈneɪt(ə)nt/ TECHNICAL adjective denoting the liquid lying above a solid residue after crystallization, precipitation, centrifugation, or other process. "carefully transfer the supernatant...
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    How long per step in a yeast starter

    Thanks @Trialben. Very helpful. Thanks everyone. Such a great community we have here.
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    How long per step in a yeast starter

    And the fact that bubbles are still rising so the yeast is clearly still active, isn’t a sign that I should let it go on for longer? I suppose it’s not like when it’s in the fermentation vessel and you let it go until it is exhausted. You’re trying to stop it while it is in prime condition, correct?
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    How long per step in a yeast starter

    Thanks @sbaclimber too. I’m guessing you’re advocating something in the mid 20s C to accelerate yeast growth?
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    How long per step in a yeast starter

    Thank you @Donoroto. Great advice. I’ll turn off the stirring now and let it settle and do the second stage tomorrow. Thanks and I will drink to your health.
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    How long per step in a yeast starter

    I’ve searched to see if this has been discussed before so apologies if I have missed it. I have just invested in my first stir plate and 2 L flask so that I can try yeast starters. I can see from the online calculator that I need to use two steps. The first one has been running for 24 hours and...
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    What style do you brew for your Christmas beer?

    My third year doing a Bad Santa recipe - dark ale with adjuncts of cherries, cinnamon, vanilla and maple syrup. Mashed high (67) to get a really full bodied taste. I have had rave reviews every year and requests to buy crates of it! I brewed 50L this year and it still disappeared in a couple...
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    Anyone used the iTap bottle filler?

    Malt Miller sell them and there’s the manufacturers video on there. https://www.themaltmiller.co.uk/product/boel-technologies-itap-for-pet-bottles/ (there’s two types - one for PET bottles and one for crown cap glass bottles) here’s a review which makes it look pretty good. Just wanting some...
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    Anyone used the iTap bottle filler?

    I came across this Russian piece of kit the other day and realise now it has been around for a little while. It fits on your Keezer and allows you to connect a bottle, pressurise it and fill with beer from your keg in one go. It’s more expensive than a simple Beer Gun but claims to be much...

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