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As long as you mix it to the correct ratio I've had zero problem with Starsan not being rinsed. That said I do let it drip out of any containers relatively thoroughly. When I sanitize bottles right before filling I flip them over to let any extra drops out that have formed as the bubbles pop. At...

Just to report back it came out tasting good. It's a decent basic recipe kit. The yeast must have just been super happy.

I know this is an old thread but this might help others who find this starsan discussion. http://www.calczilla.com/brewing/sanitizer-dilution/ .2oz or 5.9ml per gallon

No soap at all. Clean fermenter as I just emptied the water out of that distilled 4 gal container. Sanitized with starsan only. Only things other than starsan. 1 Imperial Red Seasonal Refill 2 Packets Falconer’s Flight Hops (1/2 oz.) 2 Muslin Hop Sack (Small) 1 Safale US-05 Yeast Those...

Actually I just noticed if you look in the photos I posted you can see the green sharpie Mil of the Millenium I wrote on the 4 gallon water jug I ferment in. I'll also post all the photos I took with the pattern. In the center is a muslin sack with Falconers hops in it. It's just a Safale...

I can understand if you don't believe me it was certainly something weird I've never seen before. I will post a picture right after I pitched and a picture now. It has gone on to more of a normal ferment at this point. I'm glad I took pictures when I did. These really are from an active...

I'm doing a simple kit from Mr. Beer. It sounded like fun, Millienium Falconers Red. Well the fermentation had started nicely only a few hours after pitching at 70F. I've only done like 25 batches but this is the first time I've seen yeast do this. Anyone else seen this before? I thought...

Ah, crud you are right. I only skimmed the specifications because it looked so much like the STC-1000. Sorry for the confusion. :drunk:

I hope it's ok to post links to products. I've purchased two of the STC-1000s in Celsius but I would have purchased them in Fahrenheit had I seen them at the same price. This company, which I am not affiliated with in anyway, and they ship from China so be aware of time delays in shipping...

Thanks you two. I thought that might be the case but wanted to get some other more experienced opinions. I appreciate the confirmations. :D

As I continue to learn new things from my fellow home brewers I had a question that I was hoping some of you may answer. Here is the picture of my Belgian Ale that just finished. I racked from under the floating debris and it tastes pretty good for just finishing. I was wondering if what I...

Thanks I didn't want to steal the thread but thought I'd share. I built it from advice from the forums here. The controllers are STC1000s that are talked about here often. They work well, were cheap on eBay, and were easy to wire. I can add ice if needed but right now I'm doing brews that use...

Is the Mr. Beer equipment that you used designed to go for a month and a half? The LBK isn't really air tight at all so after primary fermentation they don't want you to leave the beer in it for very long. In fact Mr. Beer's instructions for the LBK typically say 2 weeks then bottle. I haven't...

Not at all 14 days total for most non-high gravity brews is enough before bottling. At least in my early experience. What is the gravity now and what was the final supposed to be. Normally if the temperature is kept consistent 14 days is enough to bottle and my understanding is that you can dry...

You probably could move it over to a secondary. I don't do secondaries myself. Of course I'm not aging for a long time in the fermenter or using oak, etc. Since this is your first batch, I'd just leave it in the primary and only rack it when you bottle. What temperature is it at now? If I had...