Noob questions

[Slopdog]

Hey everyone, gonna be making my third brew

I got a can of Coopers pale ale, coopers wheat malt and some galaxy hops

Was gonna dry hop with about 30g (Just winging it) Does that sound right? Should i steep some or just dry hop.
Also, should i use the yeast it comes with or grab something else? I have a left over Mangrove Jacks M44 west coast yeast in the fridge if that would be a better option.


Also, another question, in regards to cleaning fermenting gear and bottles, after my first couple brews i just used dish soap, rinsed it like crazy then sprayed it all with starsan. I have some coles brand oxy clean in the laundry, would that be a better option for fermenter and bottle cleaning?

Thanks all

[DavidM]

I would keep it simple for now and Just go with the 30g dry hop and the tin yeast.

a few brews in you can step it up a bit more.

And have you tried one of your other brews yet.

Edited April 7, 2022 by DavidM

[Marty_G]

100% ditch the tin yeast and use the M44. The rest about the brew sounds great.   

 

[Malter White]

1 hour ago, Slopdog said:

Also, another question, in regards to cleaning fermenting gear and bottles, after my first couple brews i just used dish soap, rinsed it like crazy then sprayed it all with starsan. I have some coles brand oxy clean in the laundry, would that be a better option for fermenter and bottle cleaning?

I've always just used the Coles or Aldi branded laundry soaker (active ingredient: sodium percarbonate) for clean up. Someone smarter than me suggested it's better than dish soap. I can't remember exactly why but it might have been something to do with cleaning via oxygen rather than whatever is in dish soap.

[Slopdog]

2 hours ago, DavidM said:

I would keep it simple for now and Just go with the 30g dry hop and the tin yeast.

a few brews in you can step it up a bit more.

And have you tried one of your other brews yet.

My first brew i think the yeast died cause it was such a hot week, still tastes good, just a little undercarbonated

The second was a mangrove jacks juicy ipa kit, which is where the m44 came from but i swapped that out for kveik, that one tastes great but its really dark for some reason

[Red devil 44]

Agree with Marty, ditch the tin yeast and go with the M44, the rest of your ingredients will make a nice brew as I used to brew the exact same recipe when I did Kit & Kilo.

I just upped the hops to around 80g Galaxy, comes out similar to a Stone & Wood Style Beer. 
Best of luck @Slopdog

[Tone boy]

Use the M44. With the wheat and the Galaxy it will be like a pacific ale (like stone & wood) like @Red devil 44reddler suggests  

Id do a short boil with some Galaxy as well, but maybe keep it simple for now

Happy brewing