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what could happen due to putting the yeast in at a high temp? aka above 82 degrees? obviously from what ive said its fermenting so that isnt an issue but can it have ill effectS?

So my second brew, a coopers ipa with 3lbs of malt extract 1050og, was bubbling over in my fermenter. i did a full boil and it took super long to bring it down to temp and i probly put the yeast in while it was too hot. could this be why? what will happen? anyways i took out the double bubble...

im doing a full boil so im just going to add all at once then boil for 15 min

time isnt a factor on this brew being its my second and i got that out of my system... i dont really have a pot big enough so 8 quarts is sort of my limit. The kit is pre hopped if im not mistaken all coopers canned are? Last time i did the coopers i boiled it then added the malt and can off...

So how long am I boiling bc the coopers says I don't even boil the stuff just the water I get different directions from everyone. Boil to long I'm told ill get carmelization idk what to do!

I guess we will se what happens I mean I'm putting in peace flavoring at bottling so o well gota experiment that's the fun!

You did read it right... So put in 3lbs of extract after its off the flame them dump it into the bucket with 2 gallons of additional water?

So i just got back from the store with a coopers IPA kit, 3lbs of malt extract (because last time my alcohol % was way too low), priming sugar, and peach stuff! So now that i know there is a million ways to do this im going to do a 8qt boil. But how long do i boil the ipa kit and 3lbs of malt...

my first brew was a coopers Australian pale ale. still bottled waiting on carbonation. i figure in the mean time why not get another one going. ive decided to go with AHS peace ale or peach wheat. Which should i go with? Also regardless or what i chose i saw under their pumpkin ale people...

ok so if i go with austin which sounds awesome with all their clone kits would itbe the same as making a coopers kit? whats mini mash? there are all these extra add ons i have no idea what they are ha

hm what about at 65 degrees? my house is never kept at above 65

how long is the best amount of time for bottle conditioning

so wouldnt putting them in with normal dishwasher detergent with a heated dry do the trick? no sanitizer needed?

so ive done my first brew and im looking into what to do next. I want to do a fruity beer. only being my second brew it needs to be an extract kit. any suggestions? all i know of are coopers kits.

u use oxi clean as a sanitizer or cleaner?

Is it possible to put all my bottles in the dish washer and replace the soap with non rinse sanitizer?

thanks. ok so now that ive done my first batch i want to move to a non extract batch. the extracts seem sort of lame.. what should i move to next my knowledge is limited but im willing to put some research into it before brewing. What should i expect to pay in materials? id like to brew a...

so my original reading was 1.040 and now its 1.012 its been 7 days but assuming it stays the same doesn't that make my alcohol by volume kind of low? 3.65 seems extremely low for an Australian pale ale.

what should my target gravity be? if i leave it in for the 2-4 weeks instead of the 1 week recommended would that affect the alcohol content? Also whats the different between bottling after 2 weeks int he primary and letting it sit int he bottles for 2 weeks and doing primary for 3 weeks and...

1.020 keep in mind this is my first time