brewmadness
Well-Known Member
What a great place for usefull information! Just got my first batch in the fermentor last night. I may have made some noob mistakes and wanted to throw them out there and get some opinions or suggestions.
The directions called for boiling the LME for 40 minutes before adding the DME. From what i had read other places I was under the assumption that these went in at about the same time?
The directions also said to just sprinkle the yeast over the top of the wart and stir it in. I see a lot of people stating that you should pre mix the dry yeast and let it sit before pitching it? Does it make a big difference one way or the other?
And lastly, as I was anxious to get the yeast in and get it going, I forgot to take a gravity reading. How important is that to check? Should I just let it go a couple weeks and assume all is good? Will there be any benefit to checking it later if I don't have an original reading?
Thanks for any advice you can throw at me. Looking forward to many more batches!
The directions called for boiling the LME for 40 minutes before adding the DME. From what i had read other places I was under the assumption that these went in at about the same time?
The directions also said to just sprinkle the yeast over the top of the wart and stir it in. I see a lot of people stating that you should pre mix the dry yeast and let it sit before pitching it? Does it make a big difference one way or the other?
And lastly, as I was anxious to get the yeast in and get it going, I forgot to take a gravity reading. How important is that to check? Should I just let it go a couple weeks and assume all is good? Will there be any benefit to checking it later if I don't have an original reading?
Thanks for any advice you can throw at me. Looking forward to many more batches!