Hey guys!
Today I've spent a large (for me =P) amount of money on brewing equipment and a Brewferm beer kit. Now I'm super worried about every little detail because brewing is a big time investment, and if it fails, if my batch gets infected or whatever else could happen, I might just be turned off of this hobby for good, which would be a shame ...
Rather than bore you with the millions of questions I have, which I can probably find answers to by searching long enough, I'd just like to ask you this one thing which I couldn't quite find an answer to yet (might be a poor choice of keywords - if so, sorry!):
The Brewferm manual mentions no boiling. After a bunch of reading, I now know that boiling is also an important step in sanitizing the wort. Now I'm torn: Should I closely follow the manual, or should I boil every bit of water I will be adding later to ensure that it's sterile? If so, is it fine to do so in multiple parts? I don't have a pot that can fit 8 liters of water at a time, which is the amount I'm supposed to add to the fermenter before adding the wort! Do you have any advice on this for me?
Also, I was planning to use tab water. Should I instead find bottled water? I read that as long as the water tastes fine, the beer will taste fine, too ...
Today I've spent a large (for me =P) amount of money on brewing equipment and a Brewferm beer kit. Now I'm super worried about every little detail because brewing is a big time investment, and if it fails, if my batch gets infected or whatever else could happen, I might just be turned off of this hobby for good, which would be a shame ...
Rather than bore you with the millions of questions I have, which I can probably find answers to by searching long enough, I'd just like to ask you this one thing which I couldn't quite find an answer to yet (might be a poor choice of keywords - if so, sorry!):
The Brewferm manual mentions no boiling. After a bunch of reading, I now know that boiling is also an important step in sanitizing the wort. Now I'm torn: Should I closely follow the manual, or should I boil every bit of water I will be adding later to ensure that it's sterile? If so, is it fine to do so in multiple parts? I don't have a pot that can fit 8 liters of water at a time, which is the amount I'm supposed to add to the fermenter before adding the wort! Do you have any advice on this for me?
Also, I was planning to use tab water. Should I instead find bottled water? I read that as long as the water tastes fine, the beer will taste fine, too ...