1. Is there any way I can make this wort boil faster? My ****ty glass stovetop heated the water to mash temperatures pretty easily, but it's taking forever to boil 4.5 gallons. Been close to half an hour since pulling out the bag already.
2. I'm fermenting in a carboy - what's the best way to aerate my wort? I have buckets too - should I pour back and forth between my kettle and a sanitized bucket, then siphon into my carboy?
3. My house has no AC and I live in central Ohio, where temps are in the 80-90s daily. My kitchen is around 76, but I'm planning to ferment in my basement where it's a few degrees cooler. I'm using WLP090 - SD Super Yeast. I have a cooler and I'm planning on some sort of improvised swamp cooler - what should I use? Ice, frozen 2 liters, something else? I only want to take it down a couple of degrees.
Thanks! Can't wait to taste my first beer.
2. I'm fermenting in a carboy - what's the best way to aerate my wort? I have buckets too - should I pour back and forth between my kettle and a sanitized bucket, then siphon into my carboy?
3. My house has no AC and I live in central Ohio, where temps are in the 80-90s daily. My kitchen is around 76, but I'm planning to ferment in my basement where it's a few degrees cooler. I'm using WLP090 - SD Super Yeast. I have a cooler and I'm planning on some sort of improvised swamp cooler - what should I use? Ice, frozen 2 liters, something else? I only want to take it down a couple of degrees.
Thanks! Can't wait to taste my first beer.