robodeath

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I just ordered everything to make this, can't wait to keg it!

MapleTreeBrewCo

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Best of luck! Definitely something we'll try again (maybe with some tweaks)

robodeath

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This is my first brew by myself so I have a stupid question about this part "Add 2.5 gallons distilled water to brew pot. Heat to approximately 150-180F. Soak oats for 30 minutes."

Do the oats go in a bag or do i just toss them in and leave them?

ChasidicCalvinist

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You can put them in a hop bag, grain bag, (or paint strainer bag--what I have started using) or you can just throw them in. If you do just throw them in you have to have a way to strain them out. Most of my brews I have just thrown the hops, grains, etc in and strained them out. This will lead to a less "clear" beer--but if you don't care about aesthetics (which I don't) then go for it.

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robodeath

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Ok I did the brew yesterday and I think it went well. The airlock is going crazy tonight! One thing though, it smells terrible. I can't place it, but it smells like something I might not want to drink. Did yours smell awful?

MapleTreeBrewCo

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I hope it still turns out okay! Our batch smelled pretty good throughout the whole process - it's pretty handy having a microbiologist to sterilize everything.

robodeath

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Well my batch is going strong. My OG was a little higher. It's gone from 1.063 to 1.024 in 5 days. Also I don't think it actually smells bad, I have a cold and everything smells/tastes bad at the moment haha.

I do have a question though, why did you use this specific yeast?

MapleTreeBrewCo

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No big reason, it's what the brew shop had. I've heard different strains of yeast give different characters to the beer, but haven't gotten to that level of detail yet.

robodeath

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It's been in the keg for 2 days, probably going to sneak a taste in a bit

MapleTreeBrewCo

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I snuck a taste too... If you don't like it, just remember this beer gets a lot better after 2-3 weeks. (at least in bottles, I haven't tried keg brewing)