First proper brew

[Lawrence22]

Was doing my first brew by myself this evening when i realised I din't have a spoon long enough to stir it was going to use BBQ slice which was long enough when i realised it had sharp edges and could scrape the fermenter so I used a spoon which wasn't quite long enough with the result that my fingers got in the brew a bit. My hands were constantly in and out of the starsan mix I had the kit sterilising in. Will I get away with it?

Lawrence

 

[Gerryjo]

As long as your hands are clean don't worry about it👍🍺

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[terrym]

There really is more to life than worrying about the slight possibility of contaminating your beer due to a minor error.
Your beer will be fine. :thumb:

 

[Pawlo7671]

It be reyt

 

[TheQuokka]

While it is a good idea to be a bit anal about cleanliness and sanitisation while you are starting out and until you get a good grip on it, I think you'll be fine. I often dip my hands in starsan and let it soak a bit for things where I can't help but touch something that will contact the beer - e.g. the siphon.

Get back to us when you are supping the brew and tell us how well it turned out.

 

[Lawrence22]

Thanks guys. Not expecting great things as it's a basic coopers start kit, but I thought I'd try walking before running.

 

[terrym]

You can usually greatly improve one can kits by doing a dry hop, as you might have found out on here.
Lots on here now get their hops from Crossmyloofbrewery (ebay or Facebook with 10% discount) since prices and service/delivery are good, unless you have a LHBS nearby.
If you are interested come back and tell us what your kit is and we can make some suggestions on the hops to use or look at this
Suitable hops for English and American ales - The HomeBrew Forum
Try this as well
A Newbies Guide to Dry Hopping Your Beer - The HomeBrew Forum