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gmac:

--- Quote from: euge on May 17, 2012, 07:21:28 AM ---
--- Quote from: gmac on May 16, 2012, 08:30:54 PM ---I did it and it's working now. I scooped most of the white foam and just pitched directly. I had other yeast ready but I wanted to use it for something else so this is working fine for now.

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Works great doesn't it? You can take most of the krausen without fear. You won't disrupt the fermentation.

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Yeah, I figured the krausen wasn't actually doing much since it wasn't really in contact with the wort.  I expect that there was a lot more yeast in suspension than sitting on the top.

tschmidlin:

--- Quote from: Joe Sr. on May 17, 2012, 07:34:39 AM ---Also, here's one from BYO: http://www.byo.com/stories/projects-and-equipment/article/indices/20-build-it-yourself/354-build-a-burton-union-system-projects

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Thanks for posting this, I hadn't seen that before.

Joe Sr.:
No sweat.

Was I correctly recalling that the Zymurgy Burton union was your gadget?

tschmidlin:

--- Quote from: Joe Sr. on May 21, 2012, 02:57:34 PM ---No sweat.

Was I correctly recalling that the Zymurgy Burton union was your gadget?

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Yes, it is more or less the same as the one you posted.  I prefer to think it was an independent idea, but it is totally possible I saw the BYO one when it came out and it was in my subconscious when I designed mine.

nateo:
Doesn't Firestone use some variation on that?

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