Brewing Beer with Carboy

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So what is the best way to stir the mixture in the carboy?

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The absolute best way I've seen is to get one of those collapsible paint stirrers that you hook up to a drill to aerate the wort.

I usually just set the carboy on a cushion of some sort and rock it back and forth several times.

BTW, if you don't have one of these, get one: LINK. Those glass carboys can get slippery and heavy, and I've heard more than a few horror stories about accidents with them.

If you are using dry yeast, rehydrate it by boiling 4 oz of water. Let water cool to 80 degrees. Add yeast and let sit for 10 min. stir and add to carboy w/ wort already in it. Shake the hell out of the carboy w/ cap off for a minute. Cap, add air lock. I use liquid yeast that comes in a pouch. You slap the pouch which breaks an internal seal and let the pouch sit for an hour. The pouch swells up and you open it and add to the carboy and wort.

BTW what size carboy. If not 6.5 then prepare to use a blowoff.

(sometimes you need it even with a 6.5)