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Nah, it's just little green flakes, maybe 0.5cm x 0.5cm. Yep, an ice bath should be easy enough. So I can get away with waiting until primary fermentation is finished, moving to the bench, letting it rest, then bottling, but the best thing without buying more gear is to siphon into another...

I've recently started home brewing, and have come to realise I really like hoppier beers. Then I read apparently some people drink hops on its own as a tea. Anyone tried it? Any tips, e.g. type of hops, ratio of hops to water, boiling temp, how long to steep, etc? Thanks!

Thanks for the advice Haysie. Wishing I had a second fridge at this point. :-)

Pellets. Unfortunately I don't have a fridge I can put the fermenter in. Hoping fermenting at around 14 degrees in the laundry will be sufficient (rest of house has heating, but laundry doesn't). The yeast is Saflager, and the directions say that should be OK. Unless there's a better option...

Yep, should have mentioned those details. 1. I drew it from the tap on the bottom of the fermenter. 2. I moved the fermenter first. I have it in my laundry trough, because my laundry keeps around 14 degrees, but I can't access the tap when it's in the trough. I guess I'll want to move it to...

Hi Guys I tried to make my first kit beer that had separate dry malt and hops pellets - a Liquor Craft kit #62 (Stella/Belgian lager). After mixing and blending the malt, and boiling the hops pellets, it said I needed to strain the liquid, but I didn't have a strainer, and I couldn't see any...