Concentrations above 70% tend to dry out too fast. The alcohol needs time to penetrate into the cell walls of the baddies to blow them up. Yes it does feel weird to not use gloves but you really don't have to go lab crazy with beer. I actually did use a laminar flow hood for my first couple...
Greetings all,
I'm getting ready to start my first extract brew in a few days but have a few questions on wort chilling.
I plan on doing my full boil in a stainless steel pressure cooker and was wondering if I could get it cooled down fast enough if I capped it, let it build up a tiny bit...