Thread: Homebrew beer, who's doing it?

Another one that wasn't explained in the kit I had was, your dry yeast gets away much faster if you re-hydrate it before you pitch it. Basically empty the sachet in some lukewarm sterile water to activate it (just like you would do when baking with yeast). Give it a couple of hours or even overnight in a warmish place to get it up and going. Its dormant when dried so need to stretch its legs so to speak before it gets to work.