soup_nazi

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I brewed a batch of IIPA and saturday and didn't aerate the wort before pitch because I was tired and maybe a little buzzed. The wort did pour form the spout down into the bucket, so there was some aeration. The starting O.G. was 1.084. Should I open it back up and stir it up? Should I repitch?

Laughing_Gnome_Invisible

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Spout into a bucket? You are good to go. Relax.

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pizzaman

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let it be. i didn't aerate the first five batches i made and they all turned into beer. i'm sure the pour did plenty.

soup_nazi

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Ok thanks, I was a little worried. When is it ok to crack open some cold ones during the brewing process? I started right away and it took me about 6 two hearteds until I finished brewing.

BioBeing

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Ha! To beat the Memphis heat, I have started mashing in before 8 am, and I'd say that was too early to crack a cold one. Maybe at least wait for the boil to get going (for me, that was about 10 am this past weekend)? Or drink something smaller?

pizzaman

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when is it ok to drink while brewing?

before, during, and after

BuckBros

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How much yeast did you pitch?

kanzimonson

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Haha, drinking while brewing is the best/worst idea ever. I hate getting a little buzzed and then doing EVERYTHING in panic mode. Not necessarily doing everything too quickly, but just being unsure of what you're doing because you're not concentrating.

I normally brew with other people around but recently I had to go solo, so I decided not to pound the beers like usual... I drank 4 beers from mash-in to clean up (about 6 hours) and I gotta say, it was a much smoother experience. I made a conscious decision not to drink as much during brewing for future sessions.

Or if you're like me and once you get sipping, there's no stopping, you should just set a time when you're "allowed" to have your first beer.

soup_nazi

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1750ml starter off a stir plate, WL cali V yeast

thedigitale

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Session beers solve that problem. Brew up a nice low ABV beer and make it your brewing beer.

Assuming you start drinking while prepping your equipment, here is the drinking while brewing, ABV curve.

4% beers will ensure that you make it through to the end

5% beers will make you miss your pitching temp

6% beers will make you a drowned rat during chilling

7% beers will make you forget a hop addition

8% beers will cause vorlauf issues

9% beers will put your ability to light the burner in doubt

10%+ STOP! DO NOT BREW! YOU SHOULD NOT BE PLAYING WITH FIRE!