Ok, I got my kit last night. Everything looks pretty good, except that a little over a cup of extract leaked out and got all over everything during shipping. It seems to be pretty water soluble, but has the consistency of old tree sap.
I have my 2 buckets sitting filled with Iodosomethingorother solution sterilizing. My yeast (American brewers choice W yeast "Activator" 100 billion cells) (I think I was ripped off, I counted them, and I only had 98 billion) is swelling as I type.
What also kind of stinks is that my ingredient kit came without instructions. But oh well, I likely would not have read them anyway.... Only the hops have me confused. They are labeled "A" and "B." I am going to jump to the conclusion that B is for bittering and A is for aroma, but who knows...
I have 3.5 gals on the stove, and dang, they are boiling already! I just put them on maybe 15 minutes ago. I guess my "maximum output" burner is really that.
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I have my 2 buckets sitting filled with Iodosomethingorother solution sterilizing. My yeast (American brewers choice W yeast "Activator" 100 billion cells) (I think I was ripped off, I counted them, and I only had 98 billion) is swelling as I type.
What also kind of stinks is that my ingredient kit came without instructions. But oh well, I likely would not have read them anyway.... Only the hops have me confused. They are labeled "A" and "B." I am going to jump to the conclusion that B is for bittering and A is for aroma, but who knows...
I have 3.5 gals on the stove, and dang, they are boiling already! I just put them on maybe 15 minutes ago. I guess my "maximum output" burner is really that.
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