So just to bump this thread real quick. I am leaving for vacation tomorrow morning and wanted to dry hop before I leave. Since chinook and cascades is what I have now, that's what I'm using. I will be back next Saturday and plan on bottling next Sunday. Is 9 1/2 days too long to dry hop?
I gave my aunt and uncle some of my first batch which was a cream ale and they said "you need to go into business and make this! We will fund it!". I mean it was family saying it but still. Not bad for my first batch.
Hahaha as a Skins fan and a Pats hater my day has started out great. Enjoy him Pats fans. PS... He needs to work on his cardio and have some oxygen ready.
Thanks for the great info. Maybe I'll stick to just the packet I got separately. This is my first original recipe so I would hate for it to turn out for the worse.
So I went out and got all ingredients today to make this wheat beer including the wb-06 yeast. When I opened the coopers wheat extract it also came with a yeast packet. How bad is it to use 2 different kinds of yeast? I'm assuming that's a no no.
So today my air lock was very active from last nights brew but I noticed I must have put to much water in and I dont think the air was releasing properly. After adjusting the top activity resumed along with the bubbles. I realize it will probably be ok but for future reference can this mess with...