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Sounds like the easiest answer is just let it sit. I have read about using swamp coolers but that requires more work than just letting it sit. I am a not do anything more than is required kind of guy. Also the Wyeast 1056 says 60-72. I just didnt know if higher temps would affect it since the...

I live in the deep south and it is still very hot everyday. I am fermenting my very 1st all grain brew in my chest freezer at 67degrees. Doing a pumpkin ale using Wyeast 1056. I would love to get another batch going, but I can only fit one bucket in my chest freezer. I know it is very...

So basically what I am reading is its mostly preference with the hops. If you leave them in do they contribute to a lot of sediment? I am sure it wouldnt be hard just to not siphon out the last bit in the fermentor before bottling to escape having excess sediment in the bottles. It also seems...

I have a few questions that are very noobish. I have read some of the extract brewing tutorials and these are the questions i have left over. 1. When you add the hops do you put them in sort of a grain bag so you can remove them later or do they just stay in the wort and stay there. 2...

Thanks for the quick response, i will be BOILING my wort in a few days. also, check out the definition of cook. to prepare by the use of heat, as by boiling, baking, or roasting. - Bazinga I just might be cooking my wort

I am about to embark on my first batch of home brewed beer. I found an old pot in storage. It is a granite ware pot. Columbian Home 0707-1 Granite Ware 21-1/2-Quart Steel/Porcelain Water-Bath Canner with Rack Will the be fine to cook my wort in? Thanks in advance.