Water Database - local water reports, hopefully soon we can get a collection of well known waters included.

Equipment Guidelines - local water reports, hopefully soon we can get a collection of well known waters included.

Competition Resources

• 2008 BJCP style guide
• BJCP Sanctioned competitions
• AHA Club Only Competition

Yeast Information Pitching enough healthy yeast cells into your wort reduces lag phases, off-flavors, and risk of infection. Making a starter may increase the quantity of yeast you pitch. Using a stir plate with your starter will increase your cell-count even further.

• Mr Malty - Proper Yeast Pitching Rates
• Mr Malty - Questions About Yeast Starters
• White Labs - Homebrew Starter Tips
• White Labs - Attenuation and Flocculation Definitions
• Wyeast Labs - Pitch Rate and Growth Calculator
• Wyeast Labs - Recommended Pitch Rates
• Wyeast Labs - Making a starter

Guidelines for Venting Basement Brewing Exhaust  from Todd on his downstairs hood - no more than 300cfm or the fan will pull flue gasses from their furnace or hot water heater.

• State of Minnesota Ventilation Guide

Calculators

• Thomas Eibner - Starter Wort Calculator
• Thomas Eibner - Refractometer Calculator

Buying Yeast Stir Plates

• Northern Brewer
• Analytical Instruments - a warehouse full of lab equipment and parts.

Building A Yeast Stir Plate

• Stir Plates.com - all the parts to build one, and other stuff.
• Stir Starter - stir plates for sale, and good instructions on building them.