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Hey brew crew, I'm attempting an IPA clone recipe, and naturally want to follow it to the letter. The yeast required is ""2 x M/J M54 West Coast Ale Yeast". I found "American West Coast Yeast". Is this the same thing?

Thanks all - I’m not looking at storing the yeast, I’m thinking about using the whole supplied yeast packet for the first half and purchasing another packet for the second half.

I’ve only done non grain beer kits and am currently happy with that. Basically, I boil a ready-made concoction on the stovetop (about 4 litres), pour it in my fermenter, add water to 23 litres, pitch the yeast and wait. My first question is: Can I split the 4 litre concoction in two, and with...

Hi brewers. I’m just starting off (I’ve only done two 23-litre mangrove jack batches), and am wanting to experiment with hops. I’m wanting to do a 10 litre batch with a smaller kit, but want to add hops to make a very aromatic and flavourful APA. Similar to Epic, or Pirate Life. Which hops...

Jury is in.

Appreciated. I will sleep tonight with your answers :)

Morning all. Just added hops in the middle of a 10-day fermentation. Stupidly, my thumb touched the underside of the fermenter’s lid. Do I need to sanitise the lid? Worried about exposure to oxygen. I’ve been sanitising bottles this morning so my hands were pretty clean, but....?

Awesome. Thank you for your help

Btw - is that an IPA glass I see?

Nice, however I’ve already started the bake off so I’m committed to the oven method this time around. So my question has evolved to: If I attach sanitised flip tops to sterile bottles and close it, can the interior be compromised with bacteria?

I wish I had a dishwasher with that option :-). Will the sanitiser keep the tops sanitised for a long duration?

Thanks Jim - yes, the tops aren’t in the bake. Looking for an alternate method due to them not withstanding the heat.

I’m bottling in 10 days, and want to sanitise my bottles ahead of time. I have free time now. I’ve chosen the ‘bake bottles in oven with foil on top’ method. I’ve heard this not only sanitises them, but it sterilises them. After they cool down, they are good to store indefinitely while those...