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If it's total water, then no. The only reason to consider it is when calculating mash water as it is in effect dead space then.

a: If going to stir it, maybe add a tsp of yeast nutrient. b: Then definitely leave for a few days. Probably a week. c: When you bottle...

The point I was making earlier about Videne's application to the skin compared to fermentation gear is that it;s used neat normally, so...

Sounds like you could use a mentor. Check about the forum to find a member in your area. Invite him/her over on a scheduled brew day...

As for wind ups...I'm the wind up merchant round here.

I always use leaf hops, but have them in a hop spider to keep them from sticking to the bottom or clogging the bazooka filter. Easier to...

They're not very helpful tbh. Very generic instructions, (seem to be repeated on all their packs) plus a few indicators specific to that...

Well that's useful information. Did you get a gravity reading at the start? If it's stuck at 1020, it clearly did ferment for a while...

I get that. A lot of the problems posters are having is the two threads. I'm hoping a mod can combine them to end the confusion. The...

Apparently he did. It's on the other thread he started.

Videne (and Betadine - same thing) are antiseptics intended for use on skin. Can't really see how it would be that helpful for beer...

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Very hard to find out how much yeast comes with those kits. I found another thread from 2021 about that exact kit and back then it was...

He started another thread with more info here. Maybe a mod could combine them?

+1 Especially number 2. Lots of complaints about MJ yeast on this forum, particularly about it stopping early. One thread here.