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Thanks man. How long before the airlock will bubble? Kit said over the next 24 hours. I'm going to put it in a keg tub, slap on a stick-on thermometer to my fermenter bucket, and ice it until it's down to 65. If I can get it that cool before fermentation kicks in, hopefully I'll be alright...

Ah, didn't think of a stick-on thermometer strip, great idea. I've got a round plastic tub (similar to what a party keg would go into for icing) that I'm thinking of using. And then just icing around it until I get it down to the right temp. Looks like wal-mart may sell the thermometer...

I'm thinking now about moving it upstairs to one of our bathrooms that has a tub and letting it sit in cold water to get the temp down. But I won't be able to measure temp now that the lid is on, will I? I did use some FermCapS during boil, and before pitch, so hopefully a blowoff won't be...

Ughhh. I was just following the instructions. It says 90 or less. I'm keeping fermenter in our laundry room on our main level which is always around 66-68. What problems will I have by pitching that warm?? Would the instructions really steer me that poorly? My local HB shop seems pretty...

So even though these instructions said 90, I still may have issues? Should I wait until it's a little lower before closing the lid and airlocking? Or is it too late since I've already pitched? Ughh that would be disappointing if these instructions steered me wrong, but I don't think they would...

70 degrees?! Damn! I'd probably want to get a wort chiller for my future batches then. But these instructions said 90 so I'm hoping that I'm safe. Just pitched it at around 88. How does one tell if a batch is infected? Thanks

The yeast that came with my All malt Amber kit from True Brew. Instructions said to cool wort to 90 degrees or lower, add yeast. Wait 10 minutes, stir once or twice, then slap on the lid. I was just worried that I didn't sanitize the fermenter with Iodophor, but cleaned it with b-brite. Is that...

Pretty sure I'll be flamed for this post, but I'll consider it my first lesson learned. I got a beginner's kit from my local HB store and it came with a bottle of Iodophor and a tub of B-brite. I think I screwed up by cleaning my equipment (brewpot, fermenter bucket, thermometer, airlock, etc)...