Re: stir bar

Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:46 pm

HAMMER ONE wrote:What size stir bar should I get for a 1000 flask ?

You want a 2" bar. Buy an extra 'cause I garauntee one of them will end up in the fermenter.
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Re: stir bar

Thu Jan 17, 2008 6:35 am

BeerPal wrote:I garauntee one of them will end up in the fermenter.


Which is logically followed 2 weeks later with "down the drain" or "flung out into the yard."

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Thu Jan 17, 2008 6:10 pm

I now keep a big arse magnet with my yeast starter gear. When I get ready to pour the starter into the fermentor i place the magnet on the bottom of the flask to prevent it from falling out. No more flying stirbars in my brewhouse. Way simple and works every time.
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Fri Jan 18, 2008 12:54 pm

Ditto JJ
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Fri Jan 18, 2008 3:56 pm

Henning1966 wrote:Hey gucci Didn't you buy like 52 bars from mcmaster car so you have one for every week of the year. :lol: :P 8)


Damn it, Henning. I lost all of those stir bars along with the stir bar retreiver that Bub gave me at the first anniv show.
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