gridder
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I'm on my second batch -- my first was partial mash kit for Scottish Ale (Brewers Best) and now I am fermenting a Belgian Hefeweizen (True Brew, maybe?) Anyway, I followed the directions and was just concerned that some things were wrong since they were different than before.
1.) This time they said cool wort to below 90 deg by adding it to a couple of gallons of cold water in the fermenter, and then topping it off to 5 gallons. Is this a reputable way of cooling the wort? Last time I distinctly remember being really fussy and putting the wort in a snow bank, etc. to get it down to what I believe is a lower temperature.
2.) My pelletized hops (I hopped half, and then the other half 30 minutes later) left kind of a greenish foam on the top of the mixture in the fermenting bucket. Will this go away? Do I need to strain it out?
Does 2 weeks in the fermenter sound right for a Belgian Hefe?
1.) This time they said cool wort to below 90 deg by adding it to a couple of gallons of cold water in the fermenter, and then topping it off to 5 gallons. Is this a reputable way of cooling the wort? Last time I distinctly remember being really fussy and putting the wort in a snow bank, etc. to get it down to what I believe is a lower temperature.
2.) My pelletized hops (I hopped half, and then the other half 30 minutes later) left kind of a greenish foam on the top of the mixture in the fermenting bucket. Will this go away? Do I need to strain it out?
Does 2 weeks in the fermenter sound right for a Belgian Hefe?