telemaster
Well-Known Member
I wonder if I'm over thinking this? Please tell me if I am.
Anyway, I recently purchased a couple ingredient kits and they both came with Muntons dry yeast. Of course hindsight is always 20-20, and now, after purchasing, I did some research on Muntons yeast. The general consensus is Muntons = bad. It tends to flocculate and not attenuate fully.
The area I have reserved for fermentation is in the temperature range of 62-65. I may be able to convince the SWMBO to let me move it upstairs to a range of 65-68, but let's assume this is a last resort.
Should I:
Nothing is brewing at the moment, and I understand I wont know what the yeast is doing until I can take gravity readings, but I'm wondering if an ounce of prevention would be worth 10 gallons of good home brew?
Anyway, I recently purchased a couple ingredient kits and they both came with Muntons dry yeast. Of course hindsight is always 20-20, and now, after purchasing, I did some research on Muntons yeast. The general consensus is Muntons = bad. It tends to flocculate and not attenuate fully.
The area I have reserved for fermentation is in the temperature range of 62-65. I may be able to convince the SWMBO to let me move it upstairs to a range of 65-68, but let's assume this is a last resort.
Should I:
- Brew as directions indicate and not do anything differently?
- Brew as directions indicate, but swirl my primary daily until FG is reached?
- Get a better yeast such as Nottingham?
- RDWHAHB
Nothing is brewing at the moment, and I understand I wont know what the yeast is doing until I can take gravity readings, but I'm wondering if an ounce of prevention would be worth 10 gallons of good home brew?