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[critty]

wlp300 is a liquid yeast , now at £6 plus thats a lot of cash but if you get a demi and boil some 8 odd pints of water with 500g of dme (light best but it don't matter too much ) pitch yeast in it (when cooled) leave for 5 days then get some cheap little bottles (say 330ml) then give the demi a good mix and put all into little bottles you now have some 12 ish bottles that are all ready to be made into starters put em in fridge(£6 ish plus £4 ish divide by 12 you got each 1 for around £1 each ish) now 2 to 3 days before brewing remove 1 bottle from fridge 3 or so hours before using boil a pint of water with 100g dme pitch bottle and you have 1 yeast starter ready for brewing repeat 8 pint process when your down to your last 2 bottles making 12 more etc :thumb: or just pitch vial and don't bother but you got to buy another next time

Cheers Pittsy :thumb:

Just got my hops and malt today. Oh my word the hops smell wonderful, couldn't resist opening the packet as I have airtight jars. But noticed the malt has come crushed. I assume this won't have any adverse affects as one it goes into the muslin it will be all good.

if it wasn't crushed you'd have to crush it so all good any little bits (powder) will be fine you just done want husks and grain left in pan when boiling as this will produce tannins which ain't good , don't worry all will be well

Cheers again I owe you a few pints. :

Keep stealing a sniff from the foil bag the hops came in. Oh my word I have never smelled anything like it. The tinned kits really don't do them any justice.

 

[pittsy]

p.s best keep hops in freezer once opened , the just go a little cold etc but keep fresher that way , hope it all goes to plan for you

 

[pittsy]

p.s best keep hops in freezer once opened , the just go a little cold etc but keep fresher that way , hope it all goes to plan for you