"Derric" <derric1961@removethis.yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>> Thanks for all the answers to my other question...Now I have another.[/color]
>
> Go over and read: [url]http://www.howtobrew.com/[/url]
>
> It will answer all your questions! :)
>
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>> When I was going through my equipment I found gypsium. I have no idea
>> what
>> it is for. Any help.[/color]
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> Gypsum is used to condition your water for certain types of beers with
> certain water types. I would think that usually it isn't needed,
> certainly for a beginner and certainly for a first kit. It probably
> won't matter much if you use it or not for an extract batch.
>
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>> Also most of the recipes say to add the hops, do I just
>> put them in the water or in the mesh bag and "brew" them? The malt I got
>> is
>> a powder form and will disolve.
>> Where does the brewing take place? It seems that it is all disolving
>> rather
>> than putting things in a mesh bag and steeping it.[/color]
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> Hmmm.... you should have better instructions than that... again go and
> read thru the website above, especially the extract brewing part.
> Simple outline is:
> 1. Steep CRUSHED grain in hot water (if any are in the kit)
> 2. Remove grain, raise water to boiling.
> 3. Cut heat, add malt extract, stir, stir, stir.
> 4. Return to boil (watching for boilovers!)
> 5. Add boiling (bittering) hops.
> 6. Boil for about 45 minutes, add flavor hops (if any)
> 7. Boil 15 more minutes, cut heat, add aroma hops (if any)
> 8. Cool as fast and as well as you can.
> 9. Pour thru a strainer into a fermenter.
> 10. Top up with water to correct volume (5 gal?)
> 11. Add yeast when below 80F.
>
> Again, these are just rough notes with no water volumes, etc.
> howtobrew.com will give you all the details.
>
> NOTE - there are some new-fangled "no boil" kits that might have different
> instructions... never seen one myself...
>
> Derric[/color]

Why pour thru a strainer? I have left the hops and moss in the fermenter.
Will it change the taste to strain it before fermenting?