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It looks like it would be a great option to buy a stir plate… anyone have a good inexpensive recommendation?

I have been hunting for this information,I am having a hard time finding My answer, but maybe someone here can clear this up… I have the Fast pitch the flask, and yeast… when I mix the yeast, water, and fast pitch.. do i leave it at room temp for the 12 to 18 hrs before brewing? Or would I...

This is my 5th batch, I and some family and friends really loved the first batch of caribou Slobber, I know I made a few mistakes on the first one.. not I followed the directions to a tee, but changed the yeast, to see what difference in the flavor is on my second time around..

they are a 5 gal batch....

that also crossed my mind to pitch the expired yeast. if I remember right it was bout 6 months expired, i was kinda hesitant not know if it could still be used.. so I just chucked it in the trash and ordered ordered another one...I ended up putting in LalBrew BRY-97...I am now Brewing my second...

it was a NB caribou slobber extract Kit and was a little over a yr old, so the yeast I had bought for it had expirered... the beer turned out great, considering it was my first..

I was ready though some old posts and came across some said using bread yeast to conditioning the bottled, it made me think that my first batch I need to buy another a pack of yeast, because the one that I got with the kit expired, I had some bread yeast in the fridge and thought crossed my mind...

The only thing I may think of is that I might not have mixed the wort very well with the 2 gallons of water added, my next question is, would u open the vessel and take another sample and read that, or would it be best to just let it do it’s thing, and hope there was a mistake and judge the abv...

This is what I saw, maybe I am not reading it right… but?

it was the 5 gal extract kit..I did use the liquid malt as well as the DME.. this really wouldn't bother me, but that the reading was off from the specs...

it was the extract kit. I added everything that came with the kit, it just kinda threw me off... I guess I will have to wait and see what comes out at the end...thanx

I just finished brewing my second NB caribou Slobber... the first caribou I did, was my very first batch and forgot to take the gravity reading, at that time... My question is: The kit says that the OG was 1.052, but this one I just finished was reading at 1.032. am I missing something? I...

I brewed a NB Caliber slobber, I made a few changes to the recipe, mainly timing on when the ingredients went in during boil. I didn't use a second frematation, waited 5 weeks to ferment and now it about 4 day post bottling.... and I just opened one (well two) today and fizz (it worked) as well...