David Mathews
New Member
Starting my first batch of homebrew here in the next few days- as soon as I get the remainder of the ingredients. I have a few questions:
Pre-hopped IPA Bitter “kit” from Muntons comes with the Muntons standard yeast- From what I have read so far it looks as though I would be better off getting a higher quality yeast- esp. considering I will likely be brewing right around 60F, maybe even slightly cooler as I am planning on using the cool dark spaces of my sub basement to keep my little yeast’s happy. Any recommendations or should I get a aquarium heater and water bath the batch up to closer to 70??
I Have 2 lbs of Spray malt to use instead of sugar- it’s muntons Plain extra light ~7 EBC Good idea?? How much should I use and….
Also as the kit is entirely prehopped (something I regret- but hey, I got a hell of a deal) I was wondering if could finish and cold hop the brew- as it is an IPA and all. Well, I know that I can, but should I? What type of Hops?
Right now all I have is a blowoff hose system (hose into a short stand of really clean h20 in a bottle)- should I get a airlock instead?
Finally, the kit says to make 23L/6 gallons- My play right now is to only have 5 gal in the primary due to the fact it is a 6 gal carboy and I want some headspace so I don’t pepper my face with glass. I’m guessing that you’d just end up with a bit fuller body on the beer and maybe a bit higher ABV, both of with are fine by me.
Well, as you can see, full of questions.
Thanks ahead of time.
Dave
Pre-hopped IPA Bitter “kit” from Muntons comes with the Muntons standard yeast- From what I have read so far it looks as though I would be better off getting a higher quality yeast- esp. considering I will likely be brewing right around 60F, maybe even slightly cooler as I am planning on using the cool dark spaces of my sub basement to keep my little yeast’s happy. Any recommendations or should I get a aquarium heater and water bath the batch up to closer to 70??
I Have 2 lbs of Spray malt to use instead of sugar- it’s muntons Plain extra light ~7 EBC Good idea?? How much should I use and….
Also as the kit is entirely prehopped (something I regret- but hey, I got a hell of a deal) I was wondering if could finish and cold hop the brew- as it is an IPA and all. Well, I know that I can, but should I? What type of Hops?
Right now all I have is a blowoff hose system (hose into a short stand of really clean h20 in a bottle)- should I get a airlock instead?
Finally, the kit says to make 23L/6 gallons- My play right now is to only have 5 gal in the primary due to the fact it is a 6 gal carboy and I want some headspace so I don’t pepper my face with glass. I’m guessing that you’d just end up with a bit fuller body on the beer and maybe a bit higher ABV, both of with are fine by me.
Well, as you can see, full of questions.
Thanks ahead of time.
Dave