Hi there,
New here, and new to brewing… I bought a Coopers DIY fermenter a few weeks ago, have made one brew, and since then have been reading up on everything home-brew (a lot of confusion, but interesting stuff…) Just wondering what peoples views are on the new style coopers DIY fermenter - not being completely sealed, and having the kausen kollar that you remove after the foaming subsides. From what I have read having a style like this may make infection more easy. My thoughts are to get a different fermenter with an airlock so I can take every precaution to keep things clean during brewing. Also I was wondering about the accuracy of the plastic hydrometer that came in the starter kit. Any thoughts on that? basically… should I start over again and spend the cash to get decent gear or will I be fine with what I have. Plan at this stage is to be doing extract brews until I learn a little more...
Cheers
New here, and new to brewing… I bought a Coopers DIY fermenter a few weeks ago, have made one brew, and since then have been reading up on everything home-brew (a lot of confusion, but interesting stuff…) Just wondering what peoples views are on the new style coopers DIY fermenter - not being completely sealed, and having the kausen kollar that you remove after the foaming subsides. From what I have read having a style like this may make infection more easy. My thoughts are to get a different fermenter with an airlock so I can take every precaution to keep things clean during brewing. Also I was wondering about the accuracy of the plastic hydrometer that came in the starter kit. Any thoughts on that? basically… should I start over again and spend the cash to get decent gear or will I be fine with what I have. Plan at this stage is to be doing extract brews until I learn a little more...
Cheers