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My 1 gallon glass jars have a convex bottom and I guess the fluid dynamics don't allow the stir bars to stay centered over 400 RPM... So, flat bottom erlenmeyer is the way I'm going - probably joining most brewers out there?

I'm looking to snag a few 2000-4000ml Borosilicate erlenmeyer flasks for yeast starters - they don't have to be "Pyrex" brand - actually, I prefer not to pay for the silk-screened name. However, the only ones I've been able to find are over $100 and even I'm not that nuts!!

Anybody have any recommendations on where to find such flasks for a more reasonable price?

I got mine pretty reasonable on eBay. Here is a current search for them. http://search.ebay.com/erlenmeyer-flask ... turnedZ300

Wayne
Bugeater Brewing Company

I bought a bunch of flasks off of ebay a while back. I got a deal on 4 1000ml and 5 500 ml flasks. I havnt used the 500ml ones but i couldnt pass them up, i got them all for like $20.
Eventually I'll pony up for a nic big 4 or 5 K flask
-Crut

I see that Northern Brewer has this. Not a bad price.

#40294 5000 mL Erlenmeyer Flask $29.99
http://www.northernbrewer.com/yeast-handling.html

FWIW - Dr. Scott mentioned in a show a while ago using barbell stir bars for your situation. I'd do that instead. You can have a lot more starters going at once depending on how you brew.

http://www.stirbars.com/magnetic-stirba ... tm#barbell

I just scored an extra thick heavy wall 4000ml new flask off of ebay for $12.85 one of my better deals that I have got off of there.

pmanz wrote:FWIW - Dr. Scott mentioned in a show a while ago using barbell stir bars for your situation. I'd do that instead. You can have a lot more starters going at once depending on how you brew.

http://www.stirbars.com/magnetic-stirba ... tm#barbell

humm... I need a couple of these I guess!

it looks they only sell a buttload of um- anyone (or everyone?) want to split a pack?

i'll go in on a couple of these if you buy the 55mm size