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Also, based on your description of this method, it seems like this would also break down the acids and make them useable. Could you poor the left over liquid that is in the flask into your primary fermenter and then add the oils when it finishes to get both the oils and acids?

Were can you buy one of those? Or is it something you have to build yourself?

I have one more question. Does the flavor that is unique to each hop come from the oils or the acids? Also, do you need hot water to extract the oil from the hops?

Thanks, I appreciate your response. Would using the french press to extract the oil work if I pour the water back into the pot at the end of the boil? Will this help maximize the flavor? I'm still a little confused on were the flavor comes from since the oils enhance the aroma and the acids...

I'm not sure if this question has already been addressed on this form, but I haven't been able to find a clear answer. If alpha acids effect bitterness and the oils effect aroma, how does the flavor factor? Wouldn't the optimum be to extract both the oils and acids? couldn't you extract all the...

If I don't use a secondary, should I still let it sit in my fermentor for 3 weeks, or will the yeast die by then?

I remember back in the 90s Budweiser ran some anti-home-brewing radio adds.

Does this mean that the yeast gets weaker each time you reuse them?

If you wash the yeast and shown in the other thread, does that mean that you will never have to buy yeast again?

I agree. The people here are amazing.

Thanks for the response. I figured it was easy to contaminate your beer, but I guess not.

I am brewing my second batch and I think I made a big mistake. I went through the whole process fine, but when I was pouring my yeast into the fermenter, the bag fell out of my hand and into the fermenter (I was using dry yeast). I grabbed it out real quick, but do you think my beer is...

Thanks for the help!

The whole spoon wont fit in my pot. Will it be ok to boil up to the handle, or should I put it in the pot upside down for 20 minutes also?

I was reading some posts about using bleach as a sanitizer and I have a question. Since you can’t use bleach for a stainless steel spoon, would leaving it in the pot while the wart boils be enough to sanitize it?