new_to_Breweing
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I am currently brewing my 1st batch of beer and 2 question have arose. I boiled 1.5 gallons and made the worst, but did NOT cool it down with ice as most brewers suggest. This is a octoberst batch. anyway I let the worst sit for about 10 minutes after the boil and then dumped it into 3.5 gallons of room temp water. I figured that would cool down the wort. I then pitched the yeast about 15 minutes later without testing the temp. also when the fermenting (activety in the container) started in the 6 gallon jug, it only lasted about 16 hours, then all activety ceased. Can you advise if I did something wrong? thanks