Hello, I'm new to homebrewing, about to purchase my brewing equipment.
I've read How to brew by John Palmer and also lurked on here for some time, however I still have some questions:
I'd like to start with malt extracts, however I'm located in Europe and I seem to have trouble finding a shop that does sell any, most products are either hopped extract kits in can (like Cooper's), which are apparently no-boil kits, or straight all-grain "sets"
take a look - https://www.brouwland.com/en/our-products/brewing/brewing-kits
I'm confused about what to buy for my first batch. Does anybody know any place that sells malt extracts that aren't no boil? Should I just try to boil canned no-boil kits?
Also, should I worry about boilovers of almost 6 gallon batch in a 9.5 gallon pot? If so, are there any good methods other than using Fermcap, as it is not available in Europe AFAIK.
Any advice on cooling wort after boiling? My pot doesn't fit in the sink and I don't have a bath on the same floor as kitchen.
I've read about freezing pet bottles and throwing them in wort to cool it (after sanitizing with StarSan of course).
And regarding StarSan and PBW, I would like to reuse them to save money, I've heard StarSan isn't friends with plastic, so what should I store them in? Also can i mix StarSan in boiled tap water (cooled down) instead of bought distilled water?
Thanks!
I've read How to brew by John Palmer and also lurked on here for some time, however I still have some questions:
I'd like to start with malt extracts, however I'm located in Europe and I seem to have trouble finding a shop that does sell any, most products are either hopped extract kits in can (like Cooper's), which are apparently no-boil kits, or straight all-grain "sets"
take a look - https://www.brouwland.com/en/our-products/brewing/brewing-kits
I'm confused about what to buy for my first batch. Does anybody know any place that sells malt extracts that aren't no boil? Should I just try to boil canned no-boil kits?
Also, should I worry about boilovers of almost 6 gallon batch in a 9.5 gallon pot? If so, are there any good methods other than using Fermcap, as it is not available in Europe AFAIK.
Any advice on cooling wort after boiling? My pot doesn't fit in the sink and I don't have a bath on the same floor as kitchen.
I've read about freezing pet bottles and throwing them in wort to cool it (after sanitizing with StarSan of course).
And regarding StarSan and PBW, I would like to reuse them to save money, I've heard StarSan isn't friends with plastic, so what should I store them in? Also can i mix StarSan in boiled tap water (cooled down) instead of bought distilled water?
Thanks!