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05-31-2007, 10:55 PM
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Member
Join Date: May 2006
Location: St. Louis MO
Posts: 65
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Well I did it!!!
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I brewed my First beer today, a Wit from Brewers Best. I think I did pretty good. I had the biggest trouble cooling my wort, it took well over an hour. I just missed my og by .001. I guess we will see what happens in a monthish.
John
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05-31-2007, 11:39 PM
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Member
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Patterson, CA
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I just finished my first brew today too and I was .001 off my supposed starting gravity, must be in the air!
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06-01-2007, 12:03 AM
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2500 gallons year to date
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Your Mom's
Posts: 1,884
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being off by .001 is not a huge deal at all. Congrats to both of you and welcome to your new obsession. You will realize what i mean in about.............ohhhhhh...............i give you 3 months. At that point you will start buying equipment and trying to figure out how to turn that garden hose into a counter flow chiller.
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06-01-2007, 12:06 AM
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Maniacally Malty
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Oakland, CA
Posts: 21,798
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.001 sounds like you did just fine...anyway, did you adjust for temp?
doesn't matter...as long as it tastes good and has alcohol!
congrats on your first brews!
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06-01-2007, 12:15 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Hobart, Tasmania
Posts: 2,158
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Congrats. 1 brew of 10,000,000...
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Primarys : empty.
Secondary : Mead (2 gallon trials)
Bottled : all drunk
Drinking : A Lot.
Next Up : Pumpkin Ale
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06-01-2007, 03:14 AM
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Member
Join Date: May 2006
Location: St. Louis MO
Posts: 65
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There will be more, much more. I really enjoyed the whole process.
John
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Yates' American Brewing Co.
Primary 1 - Air
Primary 2 - Air
Primary 3 - Patiently waiting
Secondary 1 - Air
Secondary 2 - Patiently waiting
Secondary 3 - Patiently waiting
On deck Chocolate Hazelnut Porter
Bottled - Tat Fire Fat Tire Clone, Sunset Paddle Wit, Stocking Feet Porter, Ed Worts House Pale Ale, Midwest Wit
Drinking - Sunset Paddle Wit,
Stocking Feet Porter, , Ed Worts House Pale Ale, Midwest Wit, Scottish Kilt+/-60
Kegged EF Clone
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06-01-2007, 12:23 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Posts: 287
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Welcome aboard! Don't sweat the hydro, the brew will be fine.
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06-01-2007, 01:43 PM
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Member
Join Date: May 2006
Location: St. Louis MO
Posts: 65
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I have lots of bubbling this morning. All looks so good as of now.
John
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Yates' American Brewing Co.
Primary 1 - Air
Primary 2 - Air
Primary 3 - Patiently waiting
Secondary 1 - Air
Secondary 2 - Patiently waiting
Secondary 3 - Patiently waiting
On deck Chocolate Hazelnut Porter
Bottled - Tat Fire Fat Tire Clone, Sunset Paddle Wit, Stocking Feet Porter, Ed Worts House Pale Ale, Midwest Wit
Drinking - Sunset Paddle Wit,
Stocking Feet Porter, , Ed Worts House Pale Ale, Midwest Wit, Scottish Kilt+/-60
Kegged EF Clone
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06-01-2007, 01:52 PM
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...My Junk is Ugly...
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: St. Louis, MO
Posts: 11,406
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Originally Posted by jay8s
I brewed my First beer today, a Wit from Brewers Best. I think I did pretty good. I had the biggest trouble cooling my wort, it took well over an hour. I just missed my og by .001. I guess we will see what happens in a monthish.
John
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Nicely done...
A couple of bits of advice:
1) Order more and get brewing again. If you need to get another fermenter, get one...get two. Brewing again will help you forget that one and you'll be less likely to dick around with it.
B) When you bottle, set aside a six pack and completely forget about it. You'll be able to dip into those beers over the next few months and see how beer improves with age. You'll also have an extra bottle or two for a one-year brewing anniversary. Cracking a bottle on it's one year birthday is very satisfying.
4) I disagree with "don't sweat the hydro..." Hydrometers will tell you how the beer is progressing. Without taking readings you won't know...is the beer finished fermenting...what is the ABV% of my beer...what can I expect next time if I do the same recipe...do I need to tweak the recipe to get a higher or lower ABV%...
I'm 160 gallons into this year and I stil  l rely heavily on my hydrometer. It's how my beer "talks" to me...
D) When in doubt, refer to item #1. |
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06-01-2007, 02:24 PM
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Member
Join Date: May 2006
Location: St. Louis MO
Posts: 65
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Whoo hoo another St. Louis person!!! Where are you located in town? I am in the Overland area.
John
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Yates' American Brewing Co.
Primary 1 - Air
Primary 2 - Air
Primary 3 - Patiently waiting
Secondary 1 - Air
Secondary 2 - Patiently waiting
Secondary 3 - Patiently waiting
On deck Chocolate Hazelnut Porter
Bottled - Tat Fire Fat Tire Clone, Sunset Paddle Wit, Stocking Feet Porter, Ed Worts House Pale Ale, Midwest Wit
Drinking - Sunset Paddle Wit,
Stocking Feet Porter, , Ed Worts House Pale Ale, Midwest Wit, Scottish Kilt+/-60
Kegged EF Clone
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