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FLASK 1000ml - ERLENMEYER
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Flask Erlenmeyer - 1000 ml
- Many brewers will state that making a yeast starter is essential for proper pitching rates and reducing lag time when fermentation begins (which may greatly minimize the chances of bacterial infection in your batch).
- Plus, using starters will supply more yeast than your standard vial or package.
- If you want to put a stopper on your 1 Litre flask, the right size to use is #8.
- This 1000 ml (1L) Erlenmeyer Flask is the ideal vessel to make a yeast starters for 20 litre batches!
- This flask is made from borosilicate glass, which means it can be moved from a boil on your gas stove to a cold water bath for cooling, without the risk of cracking.
- (We do not recommend the use of an electric element. If this cannot be avoided, we recommend using a larger pot as a hot water bath on the stove.)
- With flasks, your yeast starter process can be completed all in one container.
- This not only keeps things simple, but the fewer the containers, the less risk for contamination.
Recommended Use of Flask
- The "Double Boiler" Method. This involves using a boiling water bath on the outside of the flask to heat up the water/wort on the inside.
- All that is required is a kettle 10 litres or larger.
- This is a safer and more efficient process.
- If the flask should ever break or boil-over, your kettle will be there to collect the contents while keeping your stove clean, and keeping you away from potential harm.
- This method keeps the heat distribution even throughout the flask.
- Direct heat, non-even heat distribution, to the glass can break down its integrity over time.
Why make a yeast starter?
- Yeast starters ensures healthy yeast.
- By creating a yeast starter 1-3 days in advance of your brew day, you ensure that your yeast is healthy and strong enough to do its job.
- Secondly, the starter creates more yeast.
- This increase of the cell count will give you a better chance of keeping bacteria's and wild yeasts from fermenting in your wort.
- If you are planning to brew a high gravity beer (1.060+) you will need more yeast to start the fermentation faster.
- High gravity beers will also have a better chance of completing fermentation with ample quantities of yeast (less chance of stalling out).
- 228 mm (9") Height
- 133 mm (5 1/4") Base Diameter
- 29mm (1 3/8") Inside Neck Diameter
- To be used with a #8 stopper
- A great flask for making yeast starters!
- (In the lab world, these flasks are known as "Student Grade". Student grade is not the highest grade flask and will have minor defects).

FLASK 1000ml - ERLENMEYER
$15.95 AUD