KDM
Well-Known Member
1. I just got a Vinator. Now, how do you assemble it? No instrux came with it, wtf?
2. Nothing in my (2 so far) LHBS-purchased recipe kits and instrux mention anything about aerating the wort prior to pitching, so I didn't. I'm sure the beer will turn out okay, but wonder why they never advised shaking 'er up? Wouldn't a more experienced HB'er shake it good without thinking twice? I'm talking kits with LME and specialty grains for steeping. Or rather, specialty grains that they have me boiling for 20 minutes. (I hear that if you ask ten different HB'ers a question you'll get twelve different answers...)
3. Seems Star San is the fave sanitizer here, so I got some after getting my start using Iodophor. I hear rumblings that the sanitizing solution isn't tossed after use, but saved for next go-'round? Is that right? If so, how is it stored?
2. Nothing in my (2 so far) LHBS-purchased recipe kits and instrux mention anything about aerating the wort prior to pitching, so I didn't. I'm sure the beer will turn out okay, but wonder why they never advised shaking 'er up? Wouldn't a more experienced HB'er shake it good without thinking twice? I'm talking kits with LME and specialty grains for steeping. Or rather, specialty grains that they have me boiling for 20 minutes. (I hear that if you ask ten different HB'ers a question you'll get twelve different answers...)
3. Seems Star San is the fave sanitizer here, so I got some after getting my start using Iodophor. I hear rumblings that the sanitizing solution isn't tossed after use, but saved for next go-'round? Is that right? If so, how is it stored?