I purchased a kit from the lhb place. The directions are a bit generic, not entirely sure on hop addition boil times. It is a Kolsch kit and it came with 2 1oz packages of hops. German spalt and Santium. Can I get some hints at boiling time and addition amounts for these 2? I worked up a quick...
1. No
2. Not sure if it will contribute off flavors ill defer to someone else.
3. I always run my wort through a mesh strainer when moving to primary, but more than likely i would assume it was left over escapees from the grain sack.
4. Sure, a little top off wont hurt.
5. Seeing bubbles does...
The only one I have ordered from so far is AHS and I have no complaints to date. I think there might have been an issue at some point in the past, but it was quickly resolved if there was.
I got my computer upgrades delivered today, moving to a quad core AMD from an old single core amd 64. Purchased a 10 gal polar ware from my lhbs to go to full boils. I also had an interview for a job that will eventually net me a $6 hour pay bump.
Today was a good day!