Hi all,
I am new to this site and new to home brewing. I received a DIY coopers kit for Christmas (like many others out there) and just have a couple of newbie questions.
I have done heaps of reading on here, so most of my questions have been answered, thanks!
The kit I received came with the standard lager LME ( is that the right Acronym? <_< ), I also got the Canadian blonde one. Should I go with the lager kit as a first go? Does it matter? I assume I would just swap the malt and yeast that came with the blonde and follow the instructions that came with the kit?
The kit also states that you don't need to sterilize everything the first time you use the kit, just rinse in hot water, should I buy a sterilizing solution and use to be in the safe side?
Lastly, I have read a lot about the fermentation temperature. Most on here seem to say that it should be 18-20 degrees, the kit says 21-27 and some others have said that they found the kit yeast didn't work well at the lower temps and recommended 22-24 degrees? I have a fridge that I can use, so I can set up a thermostats and keep it (hopefully) to whatever temp I want, any thoughts on what would work the best?
Sorry for all the questions, just want to try and get this hobby off to a good start, so I don't stuff it up and get frustrated! :blink: :angry:
Thanks again everyone, for any help you can give this Noobie.
Cheers
Cavey
I am new to this site and new to home brewing. I received a DIY coopers kit for Christmas (like many others out there) and just have a couple of newbie questions.
I have done heaps of reading on here, so most of my questions have been answered, thanks!
The kit I received came with the standard lager LME ( is that the right Acronym? <_< ), I also got the Canadian blonde one. Should I go with the lager kit as a first go? Does it matter? I assume I would just swap the malt and yeast that came with the blonde and follow the instructions that came with the kit?
The kit also states that you don't need to sterilize everything the first time you use the kit, just rinse in hot water, should I buy a sterilizing solution and use to be in the safe side?
Lastly, I have read a lot about the fermentation temperature. Most on here seem to say that it should be 18-20 degrees, the kit says 21-27 and some others have said that they found the kit yeast didn't work well at the lower temps and recommended 22-24 degrees? I have a fridge that I can use, so I can set up a thermostats and keep it (hopefully) to whatever temp I want, any thoughts on what would work the best?
Sorry for all the questions, just want to try and get this hobby off to a good start, so I don't stuff it up and get frustrated! :blink: :angry:
Thanks again everyone, for any help you can give this Noobie.
Cheers
Cavey