Having wet my appetite ( ) brewing some cider a few weeks back, I have spent my time since then studying John Palmer's 'How to brew' as well as reading a few posts on the forum in preparation for my first beer brew this weekend. After much consideration, I settled on the Milestone: Old Home Wrecker.
I get the impression most deviate from the instructions in the kit. Is this correct?
Personally, the only place I am considering deviating, and this is a result of reading Mr Palmer's book, is in the fermenting stage. The instructions say 4-6 days in the primary FV, then bottle condition for 4 weeks, but am considering leaving it in the FV for closer to 10-14 days, see last paragraph at http://howtobrew.com/section1/chapter8-2-2.html
What are your thoughts on this? How do you brew? Understanding it's probably different for each kit, how much do you deviate on the 'premium' kits?
I get the impression most deviate from the instructions in the kit. Is this correct?
Personally, the only place I am considering deviating, and this is a result of reading Mr Palmer's book, is in the fermenting stage. The instructions say 4-6 days in the primary FV, then bottle condition for 4 weeks, but am considering leaving it in the FV for closer to 10-14 days, see last paragraph at http://howtobrew.com/section1/chapter8-2-2.html
What are your thoughts on this? How do you brew? Understanding it's probably different for each kit, how much do you deviate on the 'premium' kits?