anthrobe
Well-Known Member
Finally got my new wort chiller built. I had asked a question earlier concerning a pre-chiller or not. Well I had some copper pipe left over and decided to make a one. My tap water is Phoenix is hot at around 70 degrees F. I filled my sink with ice and "cold" water and ran a test to see how much the pre-chiller was going to help. With the pre-chiller my temp dropped to 60 degrees. I am pretty surprised. I am now getting ready to run another experiment to see how long it will take a boiling pot of water (wort) to get close to piching temp. I do not want any surprises on brewing day. So for now I am going to attempt my first vanilla bean porter. Below is the recipe.
.63lb. Chocolate Malt
.75 Lb UK Dark Crystal Malt
.50lb Flaked Barely
6.6 lb. Pale Malt Extract
.33oz Galena 60 min
1 oz Cascade 30min
1 oz Tettnang 10min
1 vannila bean - secondary
Wyeast 1098 British Ale
OG - ?
FG 1.014 - 1.010
This will also be my first attempt at using a yeast starter. I got a back of the lightest malt extract that I could. I do have a couple of questions on the starter. What is the best container to do the starter in? What are the ratios between the malt extract and water to use in the starter? This will also be the first time that I have used Wyeast in the smack pack. Isn't the smack pack like a starter anyway? Wish me luck. Sorry for the rambling.
.63lb. Chocolate Malt
.75 Lb UK Dark Crystal Malt
.50lb Flaked Barely
6.6 lb. Pale Malt Extract
.33oz Galena 60 min
1 oz Cascade 30min
1 oz Tettnang 10min
1 vannila bean - secondary
Wyeast 1098 British Ale
OG - ?
FG 1.014 - 1.010
This will also be my first attempt at using a yeast starter. I got a back of the lightest malt extract that I could. I do have a couple of questions on the starter. What is the best container to do the starter in? What are the ratios between the malt extract and water to use in the starter? This will also be the first time that I have used Wyeast in the smack pack. Isn't the smack pack like a starter anyway? Wish me luck. Sorry for the rambling.