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Is that WLP820 Oktoberfest/Marzen or WLP830 German Lager?

And now, looking back on kegging day, I remember one of the kegs had a real funky smell when I took the lid off. I re-rinsed it with hose water (and I might have givin it a quick shake with some oxyclean), then sanitized with SaniClean as usual. The 2nd keg did not smell funky, so I just sanitized ...

Welcome and +1 / +1. Sage advice from DrDually and BrewMasterBrad. Of course feel free to post questions too. I'll tackle your first one. Pitching yeast is the step where you add the yeast to your freshly boiled and cooled (very important) wort. It really is as simple as pouring the yeast into the v...

Where's Oskar / Pete on this?

Howdy and welcome to BrewCommune. A little more info would help. Can you describe what your system design is ... e.g. 3 vessels HLT, MT, BP, single tier, 3 pumps, 2 burners, any automation , temp sensors, controls, etc. I see RIMS mentioned and at least 1 burner. But some additional information abou...

Guess I need to get that ordered!

Dan

I reread Appendix A in Brewing Classic Styles ...they dont discuss multi step starters ... is that process mentioned in the Yeast Book?

Dan

Thanks Brad .. I'll have to get the Yeast Book but I have Brewing Classic Styles. I found other online yeast calculators ... and DrDually's method for BeerSmith seems to handle what I was trying to do. After our text discussion this morning I realized that I probably wouldn't have left enough time t...

I got that to work .. I guess you just live with multiple yeast entries in the recipe.

Dan

Yep .. I found that site. I was curious about how one would go about it in BS2. So far everyone points me at that site ... maybe Mr. Smith can incorporate into the next version BS.

Dan

Hey Gents:

I'm playing around with Beersmith 2 and I'm trying to figure out how one would model a multi-step starter where a single vial is stepped up to 5L over several days. Any ideas?

Dan

+ 1 to what Chris said ... you may be able to salvage some beer ... but get 'em cold at least to slow down the fermentation or you'll likely have some bottle bombs (and a mess to clean up ... as me how I know! :oops: ) Did you taste any of it after the foam settled? If it tastes OK, then try to salv...

Sorry I didn't add this to my post earlier ... tough to navigate with my phone.
Beersmith Thread

I just checked the "Birdman Link" and it would appear that you can still get it for $20.

Dan

+1. Well said Chris. And Jon is right ... you need to start taking gravity readings.

BTW Beersmith can be had for $20 ... Good use of funds. Search forums ... there was a recent thread that I started ... someone posted a link for $20 Beersmith.

Dan

That spider is the one I have. I made new inserts into the legs and used flat stock to go over the pot rim so that the lid will sit on there properly. I'll post some pics (once I get 'em shot)!

Dan