Hi, haven't been on here much in the last couple of years, had a baby girl and moved to Spain with my Spanish better half, which put a halt to brewing activity.
I've finally decided to renew my passion and even found a local to join me.
I need help however! I sold off my stainless steel kit and plate chiller (way to costly to transport and nowhere to put it if I did). I can't decide on an fv. I want to go no chill, since water is expensive here, but I have no experience of this, and I was hoping to just dump the wort into a bucket then chuck in the yeast a day later. Apparently it's not as simple as this?
Do I really need a cube before transfer to an fv, or can I just find an fv made of HDPE that will handle the hot wort? And is no chill a terrible choice anyway since I will want to go hoppy occasionally?
Would appreciate any thoughts.
I've finally decided to renew my passion and even found a local to join me.
I need help however! I sold off my stainless steel kit and plate chiller (way to costly to transport and nowhere to put it if I did). I can't decide on an fv. I want to go no chill, since water is expensive here, but I have no experience of this, and I was hoping to just dump the wort into a bucket then chuck in the yeast a day later. Apparently it's not as simple as this?
Do I really need a cube before transfer to an fv, or can I just find an fv made of HDPE that will handle the hot wort? And is no chill a terrible choice anyway since I will want to go hoppy occasionally?
Would appreciate any thoughts.