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Re: One Day I'll figure this out!
Posted: Sun May 31, 2015 2:33 am
by mashani
Yes, it bubbles like a regular boil once it gets going. And you can see steam venting from under the foil on the flask (if you cover it with foil), or out the stopper if you use one of those and an airlock.
Re: One Day I'll figure this out!
Posted: Sun May 31, 2015 4:19 am
by Dawg LB Steve
Gonna give that a try next time, that way if it boils over it doesn't scorch the cook top. As a " double boiler " it would seem to be a bit more steadily controlled on an electric cooktop.
Re: One Day I'll figure this out!
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2015 1:25 pm
by Dawg LB Steve
The caramelized layer of skin started to peel off last nite. Good thing I kept the skin hydrated this would have hurt much more.
Re: One Day I'll figure this out!
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2015 1:35 pm
by Beer-lord
Oh man, that looks very, very painful.
I'm gonna drink a beer for ya just so that you know I feel your pain.
Re: One Day I'll figure this out!
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2015 1:51 pm
by BlackDuck
Holy cow....that had to hurt!!!
Re: One Day I'll figure this out!
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2015 2:32 pm
by Dawg LB Steve
Really not as bad as it looks, Friday morning it felt like a good sunburn. Kept Neosporin on it and slept with one of those neoprene medical gloves on so it wouldn't get aggravated. The new skin is a bit tender though.
Re: One Day I'll figure this out!
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2015 4:48 pm
by RedBEERd
Drink more, less pain.
Well, that's a start.
Sorry to hear you had to go thru this.
Re: One Day I'll figure this out!
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2015 5:22 pm
by Inkleg
Damn Steve, that's gonna be the best beer EVER!
Guess what you'll need to do to replicate it next time you brew it.
After all ever brew step matters.
But really, Ouch that smarts.
Re: One Day I'll figure this out!
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2015 7:45 pm
by mashani
It does look most unpleasant.
Re: One Day I'll figure this out!
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2015 10:50 pm
by Rebel_B
Sick! Never do that again.
Re: One Day I'll figure this out!
Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2015 7:23 pm
by Dawg LB Steve
I done fingered it out!
did my first starter ever without a boil over or a burn!
Yeast energizer question though, just picked up a bottle of energizer, says use 1/2 tsp per gallon, for my 1.2 liter starter I used about 1/4 of 1/4 tsp. first time using, even if it wasn't enough it is more than I ever used before. Can you use too much?
Re: One Day I'll figure this out!
Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2015 7:41 pm
by Inkleg
Probably not, I just toss in about 1/4 teaspoon and RDWHAHB.
And glad no burns, Im still cringing over that picture.
Re: One Day I'll figure this out!
Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2015 7:45 pm
by Beer-lord
I've read that too much is not good but you'd have to really over do it. I read that a guy used 5 teaspoons in 5 gallons and had no bad affects.
Re: One Day I'll figure this out!
Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2015 7:50 pm
by Dawg LB Steve
It spinning away as we speak, yes glad no burns this time myself! The back of the hand is almost all the same color now and finally stopped peeling. Didn't think to find out about the yeast energizer before I started, about 5 minutes left I remembered, figured some is better than none.
Re: One Day I'll figure this out!
Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2015 6:53 pm
by Dawg LB Steve
2 starters in a row now, no boil overs!