Ruth, I find that quart size batches with the silverpuppy are a little iffy, while, as you find, (given good DW) pint batches are very stable. When I want a little bigger batch I go to a 24 oz bottle, like spaghetti sauces come in. Its a good inbetween size, brews faster than a quart, stays very stable. And it gives yu a pint to pour off and use, and 8 oz to use for seeding the next batch. Seeding with 8 oz of CS considerably shortens the brew time. The thing, imho, that happens with quart batches is that the thermal stirring is at about the limit of its ability to stir when you use a quart. So a quick stir with a long spoon a couple times during the run helps. I've been meaning to ask Ken if a higher wattage light bulb could be used for quarts (if a small bulb of higher wattage that would fit even exists). So far I've neither asked him, nor looked to see if alternative bulbs are available, though, so this is pure speculation. Again, the problems I have can all be attributed to iffy DW. paula -- Dinsdale and Julius Groucho, Bailey and Thumper (bunnies); Spati and Ripi (cats) mailto: pcar...@wyoming.com http://community.webshots.com/user/polcarter ----- Original Message ----- From: Ruth Bertella To: silver-list@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 8:23 AM Subject: Re: CS>request
Hi Paula - So far, ALL my CS has come out crystal clear using room temp DW and a small of amount of starter CS from the previous brew. My oldest batch is two weeks old today (told ya I was new to this) and still clear (it's stored in my empty DW gallon jug). Thanks... Ruth
