I made a 2L starter from a vial of white labs 645 in a gallon water jug.
shook it occationally and let it sit at room temp (68) for 24 hours then pitched the entire contents.
OG was 1.074 and after 6 days the SG is at 1.058-1.060 (didnt have time to wait for the foam to settle in my theif)
airlock activity was pretty rampant for the past 4 days with a nice 1 inch krausen, but now the krausen is all but gone and airlock activity has slowed significantly.
after taking the SG reading today i gave the carboy a hand ful of twists back and forth while it was still on the ground (being careful not to slosh the beer.)
immediately the airlock started kicking back up again.
ambient room temp is 68-72 and the carboy has 2 hoodies on it to keep it warm.
shook it occationally and let it sit at room temp (68) for 24 hours then pitched the entire contents.
OG was 1.074 and after 6 days the SG is at 1.058-1.060 (didnt have time to wait for the foam to settle in my theif)
airlock activity was pretty rampant for the past 4 days with a nice 1 inch krausen, but now the krausen is all but gone and airlock activity has slowed significantly.
after taking the SG reading today i gave the carboy a hand ful of twists back and forth while it was still on the ground (being careful not to slosh the beer.)
immediately the airlock started kicking back up again.
ambient room temp is 68-72 and the carboy has 2 hoodies on it to keep it warm.