waskelton4
Well-Known Member
But have a couple of questions..
My initial shipment came in but didn't include the mesh bag or airlock it was supposed to. (they are on there way and will be here tues or wed.)
I figured that the lack of the airlock isn't that great of a deal.. I'll just rig a blowoff tube. I briefly tried to put one of the included hoses into the rubber stopper drilled for the airlock and it didn't fit.
Should I mcGyver an blowoff tube or just wait for the airlock? (FWIW if i decide that i'm brewing tomorrow anyway any suggestions to wait might be ignored )
also.. any suggestions on blowoff tube rigging are appreciated
secondly..
the small amount of hops that came with the german hefe kit that i'm planning on doing first are pellets for bittering.
if I dump them in the wort with no bag will they settle to the bottom during cooling and/or will I be able to avoid them when i rack into the primary (6.5 gal class carboy)?
and lastly..
when racking into the primary.. if I leave the tube opening near the top of the carboy and let the wort fall from the top and splash in will that provide enough oxygenation for the yeasties to grow on??
TIA.
I'm pretty pumped about tomorrow!!
Will
My initial shipment came in but didn't include the mesh bag or airlock it was supposed to. (they are on there way and will be here tues or wed.)
I figured that the lack of the airlock isn't that great of a deal.. I'll just rig a blowoff tube. I briefly tried to put one of the included hoses into the rubber stopper drilled for the airlock and it didn't fit.
Should I mcGyver an blowoff tube or just wait for the airlock? (FWIW if i decide that i'm brewing tomorrow anyway any suggestions to wait might be ignored )
also.. any suggestions on blowoff tube rigging are appreciated
secondly..
the small amount of hops that came with the german hefe kit that i'm planning on doing first are pellets for bittering.
if I dump them in the wort with no bag will they settle to the bottom during cooling and/or will I be able to avoid them when i rack into the primary (6.5 gal class carboy)?
and lastly..
when racking into the primary.. if I leave the tube opening near the top of the carboy and let the wort fall from the top and splash in will that provide enough oxygenation for the yeasties to grow on??
TIA.
I'm pretty pumped about tomorrow!!
Will