I'm pretty sure I have assembled everything I need for my first brew. I'm starting with a True Brew Amber All Malt kit and everybody keeps telling me it's pretty hard to mess this one up. I'm planning on a week in my plastic primary and a couple in a glass secondary. Right now I only have two questions that seem pretty picky ....
1. The kit contains one package of hop pellets and says to add them when I add the liquid and dried extracts. Other things I have seen say to add the hops later. Does it matter with this kit?
2. I plan to fill up my bottleing bucket with sanitizer and run everything through it but what is the best way to sanitize my plastic primary? I don't plan to pour the wort in until it is below 80 degrees so does it need to be sanitized? I know that sounds like a dumb question ....
Thanks in advance for your help.....
Jimi
1. The kit contains one package of hop pellets and says to add them when I add the liquid and dried extracts. Other things I have seen say to add the hops later. Does it matter with this kit?
2. I plan to fill up my bottleing bucket with sanitizer and run everything through it but what is the best way to sanitize my plastic primary? I don't plan to pour the wort in until it is below 80 degrees so does it need to be sanitized? I know that sounds like a dumb question ....
Thanks in advance for your help.....
Jimi