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
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: sol 
  To: [email protected] 
  Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 12:33 PM
  Subject: Re: CS>request


  Ruth,
    You didn't say if all your batches have come out clear? Pint batches come 
out well for me too, with the same model generator you have. I did get a meter 
due to DW problems and inconsistencies (I just posted in more detail about the 
DW here). I no longer seed my batches of CS, nor do I pre-heat the DW, just use 
it room temp. 
    My 2 cents is that if you aren't having any batches turn unexpectedly 
yellow, you likely don't need the meter. I bought one, because the 
inconsistencies in how my CS was turning out were driving me completely nuts. 
  paula
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Ruth Bertella 

    This is all still really new to me, but I have made several different size 
batches of CS with the silverpuppy generator which includes an auto shut off.   
All of my one pint batches have been consistently turning off after about 1 to 
1 1/2 hours.  All of my different size batches had different "cooking" times (I 
always use a "starter" of pre-made CS as suggested in some earlier threads).   
The one batch I made using a 1 quart jar took over 3 hours, so I've decided to 
stick with the pint size.