Brewing Master

Question:

Hi there, I am on my 4th brew, (still haven’t opened the first one though!!!) and have read a lot about hot break and cold break. Is this process applicable to the syrup beer kits that come in tins? The instructions say nothing of boiling at all, and the local home brew shop guy said not to even bother heating the water, as it all will dissolve at room temp and "make a better brew" (his words). I did the last one as per John Palmer’s web site (www.howtobrew.com) and the wort seemed to separate after cooling. Do you just tip the whole lot into the fermenter or discard any parts? Any thoughts would be appreciated. Cheers, Josh

Response:

I did the last one as per John Palmer’s web site (www.howtobrew.com) and the wort seemed to separate after cooling. Do you just tip the whole lot into the fermenter or discard any parts? Any thoughts would be appreciated.

I normally just pitch yeast onto the cooled wort… I don’t know of any advantage to be gained by straining or filtering unfermented wort. ]]]Z[[[

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