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  1. Tetsuo1981

    Stella Unfiltered Yeast Starter. It Lives! (I think)

    Sorry for lack of updates. Work and life as always getting in the way. Well it worked and it didn't. If I'm honest I shouldn't have bothered stepping it up again as it got infected, I couldn't get it to settle out then mold started in. So if I'm honest I just forgot about it in a huff. Ever...
  2. Tetsuo1981

    Stella Unfiltered Yeast Starter. It Lives! (I think)

    Thanks for that. I'm aiming for next weekend for brew day so will let it settle mid week and test as you suggest then maybe one more step up. Gone less lumpy and more creamier so fingers crossed I've been wondering this. My last kit lager I fermented at 15C and did a dicatyl rest. Was gonna...
  3. Tetsuo1981

    Stella Unfiltered Yeast Starter. It Lives! (I think)

    Thanks for that. Hoping to brew a HB Stella SMASH clone recipe with it if it works 🤞🏻
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    Stella Unfiltered Yeast Starter. It Lives! (I think)

    Hi all just wanted post some pics for posterity / observations and opinions. I used the dregs from two 750ml bottles of Stella Unfiltered with 4g DME and 75ml of water and a pinch of yeast nutrient. Something is happening, I've got lots of big clumps of what I hope is yeast. This is after 3 to...
  5. Tetsuo1981

    Cloudy ChemSan woes

    🤢🤮😂 That's good to know, I might have to ask my neighbours for their condenser water if I run out!! 👍🏻
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    Cloudy ChemSan woes

    Little update on the ChemSan: it was reading a PH of 4 so added little by little and now got it below or around 3 so hopefully all good. Yeast is doing well, there's definite growth so gonna give it a couple of days then step it up. Also I thought it was worth mentioning that once I topped up...
  7. Tetsuo1981

    Cloudy ChemSan woes

    That's all part of the fun, I've got nothing but time and just wanted to see if I could. Keep your fingers crossed for me, I'll post an update once.its going 👍🏻 That's exactly what I did except it was 2ltrs of Aldi value spring water and 5ltr of Morrisons whatever-it-is. Hopefully my PH strips...
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    Cloudy ChemSan woes

    There's definitely something in the bottom of the bottles. I'm treating it as a science experiment 👍🏻
  9. Tetsuo1981

    Cloudy ChemSan woes

    @Dutto @the baron Cheers guys, I really appreciate the help. No to thoroughly scrub and sterilise my brew gear ready for my first all grain / BIAB (once I've from my yeast) acheers.
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    Cloudy ChemSan woes

    Thanks for that, it's a new one on me, will have to have a look for it Thanks for that, I really appreciate it. Last question: to keep the PH low do I dilute more or add more Chemsan? EDIT: I ask because maths and science were never my top subjects. I can record and mix you an album or write a...
  11. Tetsuo1981

    Cloudy ChemSan woes

    Not a problem, thanks for the help anyway 👍🏻
  12. Tetsuo1981

    Cloudy ChemSan woes

    Thanks for the reply, I really appreciate it What is the correct range? EDIT: 3.5 Or below, sorry for being lazy What is RO water? Is that like de-ionised water? EDIT: Google says Reverse Osmosis water. Got to admit this is a new one on me, is this a global thing or a US thing, call me dim but...
  13. Tetsuo1981

    Cloudy ChemSan woes

    Hi all Been trying (and failing) to grow yeast from the new Stella Artois Unfiltered beer, first attempt went south with my wort getting infected. Going to try again with light DME this time but that's not why I'm here. I've had a bottle of chemsan stored in my shed for over a year. First time...
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    Explosive Wort?!

    Agreed. Need to thoroughly clean and sterilise everything before attempting again. Going to ditch the chemsan and use my old sanitizer once it's all clean, it's never let me down before
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    Explosive Wort?!

    Definitely not the case, it was going like the clappers for about 20 mins, even the wife said about it (is that safe???) Thought about this and whilst not disagreeing at all, I've never had issues before but this leads into the next bit This is where I think it went wrong (and the wild yeast...
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