Pivzavod
Well-Known Member
so i brewed my first batch of beer using the coopers micro brewery + european lager kit. i read a lot on the site about the brewing process and a lot of posts about how not to use kits instructions. with all the stuff i learned this is what i did:
i sanitized everything using the coopers sanitizer
i boiled 2 gallons of water and added malt extract and lowered the heat a little bit and waited 15 mins
i added brew enhancer 2 (sugar) that came with the kit and let it nearly boil for 15 mins while mixing everything.
i ran out of ice trying to cool down my primary which had 2 gallons of water (long story but i basically learned that if you try to get a few gallons from a fridge, which is filtered, it becomes warm so i had to put my wort into the fridge to cool it down (that took longer then i expected like 30 mins)
at the same time i got a cup of warm water (around 80F) and i added dry yeast into it. i was going to wait for 15 mins before adding wort to the primary with 2 gallons of water and pitching yeast but it was still too warm so i waited around 30 mins.
when the wort was warm to touch i added it primary and mixed temp was 82F and i aded the yeast and mixed it a lot to aerorate.
i took my hydrometer and the reading was 1.028 and i closed it up and added airlock.
the instructions that came with it said their yeast would work from 18-32C (64-90F) with optimum temperature being between 21-27C (70-80F)
my starting temperature was 28C (82F) so i wanted to cool it down to lower it. i used the new technique that i learned from this forum which was to use a few wet tshirts which i also put in the freezer for 10 mins. when i woke up in the morning the temperature is between 22-24C (71-75F) and i guess it will remain at this temperature from now on.
i noticed that the water bubble was pushed out a little bit when i got home tonight (23 hours or so from fermentation).
so what do you guys think?
i sanitized everything using the coopers sanitizer
i boiled 2 gallons of water and added malt extract and lowered the heat a little bit and waited 15 mins
i added brew enhancer 2 (sugar) that came with the kit and let it nearly boil for 15 mins while mixing everything.
i ran out of ice trying to cool down my primary which had 2 gallons of water (long story but i basically learned that if you try to get a few gallons from a fridge, which is filtered, it becomes warm so i had to put my wort into the fridge to cool it down (that took longer then i expected like 30 mins)
at the same time i got a cup of warm water (around 80F) and i added dry yeast into it. i was going to wait for 15 mins before adding wort to the primary with 2 gallons of water and pitching yeast but it was still too warm so i waited around 30 mins.
when the wort was warm to touch i added it primary and mixed temp was 82F and i aded the yeast and mixed it a lot to aerorate.
i took my hydrometer and the reading was 1.028 and i closed it up and added airlock.
the instructions that came with it said their yeast would work from 18-32C (64-90F) with optimum temperature being between 21-27C (70-80F)
my starting temperature was 28C (82F) so i wanted to cool it down to lower it. i used the new technique that i learned from this forum which was to use a few wet tshirts which i also put in the freezer for 10 mins. when i woke up in the morning the temperature is between 22-24C (71-75F) and i guess it will remain at this temperature from now on.
i noticed that the water bubble was pushed out a little bit when i got home tonight (23 hours or so from fermentation).
so what do you guys think?