Hello All,
I just brewed my first batch of beer (english brown ale) which is bubbling in primary, but I had a couple of questions. I felt okay at first, but I'm getting a little paranoid after exploring a few of these threads.
1) My apartment doesn't seem to get much cooler than 73F. It's pretty constant, but I know that's warmer than ideal. Is it going to be a big problem?
2) I re-hydrated the dry yeast, but after I added the wort to the fermenter, I stirred in the yeast to the mix....um....quite vigorously. It seems that you're supposed to aerate the wort BEFORE you add the yeast. Does heavily agitating the yeast AFTER adding it to the wort cause big problems?
Sorry to be such a N00B. I am going to RDWHAHB.
I just brewed my first batch of beer (english brown ale) which is bubbling in primary, but I had a couple of questions. I felt okay at first, but I'm getting a little paranoid after exploring a few of these threads.
1) My apartment doesn't seem to get much cooler than 73F. It's pretty constant, but I know that's warmer than ideal. Is it going to be a big problem?
2) I re-hydrated the dry yeast, but after I added the wort to the fermenter, I stirred in the yeast to the mix....um....quite vigorously. It seems that you're supposed to aerate the wort BEFORE you add the yeast. Does heavily agitating the yeast AFTER adding it to the wort cause big problems?
Sorry to be such a N00B. I am going to RDWHAHB.