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On your 20 gallon baskets, are there supposed to be studs or lugs near the bottom to rest the basket on the top of the kettle? I have the upper lifting lugs but nothing on the bottom. It came with the octagon-ish shaped ring that sits on the kettle so I think I'm missing something on the basket.

It's been in the keg at 35° for about 11 days now. I don't pick up any buttery diacetyl flavors but it does taste very green still. I have had a problem with acetaldehyde in two of my first three beers but haven't tasted it in quite some time. I hope it passes with time. I'll taste again in...

To clarify, I'm 10 days into the diacectyl rest. I wanted a longer rest to help take care of the diacectyl caused by me underpitching the yeast. This beer was brewed on aug 6. I'm 22 days in total.

I've had it at 70° for about 10 days now. Gravity is now 1.012 and it tastes and smells pretty good. I'm getting a little more optimistic that it will work out. I want to bring it down to lager temps now. I have four options to doing so. 1.) Dump trub out the bottom of the conical and lower...

There's always next time! I followed the directions on the yeast pack. That was my problem. I know the bubbles don't mean much but I've read that the rest should be done as the yeast begin to slow down so I'm sure the bubbles are at least an indication of that. Hard to tell if the...

It bubbled since day 6. but bubbles in the airlock subsided two days ago, on day 9. We are now at day 11. I pulled a sample and it's down to 1.021 from 1.05. Expected fg is 1.012 so Im right at 75%. I peaked under the lid and there is a lot of krausen still floating on top. I'm thinking I...

All my previous brews, non-lagers of course, were going strong in 24 hours despite the lack of a starter. I now know the huge difference that the temp makes. I do oxygenate with a 2 micron stone and oxygen tank. At least I got that part right. Live and learn. Hopefully it's at least...

Just an update. I let it go and on Friday night, 6 days in, it finally started bubbling so I decided there was no point in taking another sample at that point. Today, Sunday, we are 8 days in and it's bubbling pretty good. About a bubble ever 4 or 5 seconds. Thanks for the help and for...

Where did I say it was SS? It's actually plastic and relatively inexpensive so I'm not sure why you are so amazed with it. Brewpi software is free by the way and I had the hardware lying around. If that's what you're considering a marathon, perhaps it is for some but that stuff is basic for...

Here is the chart of the temp over the last couple days.

Thanks for all the comments and suggestions. I think I've decided to just let it ride and see what happens. Still no bubbles in the air lock. I'm hesitant to take too many samples because I don't want to waste the beer. Ill probably check it tomorrow if it still looks the same. The one...

The sample I pulled last night sat on the counter all night and was definitely fermenting as of this morning. Going to grab some yeast at lunch and pitch it in. Thanks for all of your help. Sorry if the size of my equipment offended any of you ;)

Gotta start somewhere. Didn't see the point in buying something I was going to outgrow.

Sorry. It is a 5 gallon batch in a 15 gallon conical. Lots of head space but this has never been in issue with my previous ales.

Sounds good. I'll use the calculator to figure out the qty. Why dry over liquid? And how do you go about finding a comparable yeast to WLP800? Thanks

I've done several 5 gallon batches in my 15 gallon conical with no ill effects due to head space.

So I know I screwed up, just wondering what my best option is? I have always done IPA's, stouts, ales, etc and never did a starter and had good luck. I attempted the same to make a lager in my new fermentation fridge and brewpi setup. I chilled with a wort chiller to 75°, placed it in the...

I never ended up changing them. I just lived with it and it did finally go away. Run a keg of bud light through it, that should fix the problem.

I'm ordering a taprite coupler. I noticed that they sell an extra little check valve that goes on the beer side. I didn't even know there was a check valve that went in the couplers. I have no idea if any of my others have them. Is this needed if my gas distribution manifold already has...

I left the sample with the hydrometer in it just to see what would happen. It completely fermented down to 1.01! I was too scared to taste it. I know some people try to collect the wild stuff but I wasn't brave enough so I dumped it. Smelled funny, like a hef or belgian. The main batch...