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Yeast and Fermentation / bad starter?

« on: November 12, 2011, 02:05:52 pm »

I pitched a Wyest smack pack in a good starter and I believe the yeast is bad. Nothing after 24 hrs.  I planned a backup and have a tube of White Labs.  Could I just pitch this on top of the Wyest in the starter jug, or should I start from scratch with a new starter?

thanks, Gary

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Pimp My System / Og's Grogg brewtree

« on: November 05, 2009, 11:30:41 am »

This current brewtree evolved from a portable unit.  I designed it to be gravity fed from HLT to fermenter. I designed the parts and a friend fabed them up. The first feature is the modularity to move the jet burner from any vessel while lit with a gloved hand. It also has a hopback, water filter, oxygenator and reverse chiller- all home built. The latest addition is a RIMS / pump system with the heat exchanger in the HLT. This has served me well but I am in the process of designing and building a Brutus 10 so I can do more with less hassle on brew day out of my garage. (Winters in Pittsburgh really suck)
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