bru-ster76
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Hi,
I'm taking the plunge tomorrow and am starting my first brew.
I have a few questions that I've come up with that I can't easily find answers for, so I figured I'd ask and see if I can get any answered before I make a critical mistake.
1. My recipe calls for 6.25G of water. Can I safely use a measuring bucket/measuring vessel without knowing exactly how accurate it is to the gallon when collecting my water?
2. Depending on the answer of #1., I'm thinking that I'll put marks on my brew spoon to help determine volume for future brews, and am wondering when the appropriate time is to measure the post boil volume. Before or after chilling? I am thinking that if I took it immediately after I turned the heat off, I wouldn't have to sanitize the measuring spoon, would I?
3. I'm using a 10G fermenting bucket with loose fitting lid and a plate chiller. Can I use the fermentation bucket to directly catch my cooled wort as it leaves the chiller? What should I do if it comes out of the chiller too warm still? Pour it back into the kettle and go again, or is my kettle going to run the risk of contaminating the wort?
4. When I sanitize my equipment, should I fill the fermenter with starsan solution and sanitize everything in there or a separate large container.
5. Is aluminum foil considered sterile, or should I spray it with starsan before using it as a cover on anything?
Thanks!!
I'm taking the plunge tomorrow and am starting my first brew.
I have a few questions that I've come up with that I can't easily find answers for, so I figured I'd ask and see if I can get any answered before I make a critical mistake.
1. My recipe calls for 6.25G of water. Can I safely use a measuring bucket/measuring vessel without knowing exactly how accurate it is to the gallon when collecting my water?
2. Depending on the answer of #1., I'm thinking that I'll put marks on my brew spoon to help determine volume for future brews, and am wondering when the appropriate time is to measure the post boil volume. Before or after chilling? I am thinking that if I took it immediately after I turned the heat off, I wouldn't have to sanitize the measuring spoon, would I?
3. I'm using a 10G fermenting bucket with loose fitting lid and a plate chiller. Can I use the fermentation bucket to directly catch my cooled wort as it leaves the chiller? What should I do if it comes out of the chiller too warm still? Pour it back into the kettle and go again, or is my kettle going to run the risk of contaminating the wort?
4. When I sanitize my equipment, should I fill the fermenter with starsan solution and sanitize everything in there or a separate large container.
5. Is aluminum foil considered sterile, or should I spray it with starsan before using it as a cover on anything?
Thanks!!