Some more questions

PieOPah · 2005-03-24T19:39:46+00:00

Okay, reading through Palmer's book (How to Brew) I think that I amgoing into information overload.I will shortly be visiting a shop while visiting my In-Laws so plan tobuy all my equipment then (within the next 7 days). From all theBeginner Equipment Kits I have seen, it appears that the Fermenting Binhas a solid lid however, in the guide, it mentions using an airlock. Isthis a neccessary piece of equipment? Is there an alternative?Also, there is talk of needing to cool down the wort(?) as quickly aspossible. To begin with I will be using a malted extract so won't beboiling everything at the same time (due to not having a big enoughcontainer to do this). Will adding cold water, bringing up the volumeto the desired amount be sufficient in cooling the mixture down?I will eventually buy a mashing bin/boiler and a cooler, but to beginwith I am looking for the minimum required kit to start me off.Jeez, when I first decided that this was something I wanted to do, Ididn't realise just how much there was to look into :D

Mar 24, 2005 21 Replies

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dug88 21 years ago

shaking it up to get it into the sink is also not a really fantastic thing. agitate, only until you add the yeast

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dug88 21 years ago

agree the comments below except the bucket and the garbage bag cover must both be food grade quality. avoid PVC compounds as they contain trace amounts of lead, which could transfer to your beer. lead is a really bad thing to suck on.

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