brewzofo1
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I'm getting ready to attempt my 2nd brew this weekend. My first was FAIL!! Let me briefly explained what I did on my first attempt.
After using a wort chiller and ice to cool the wort (3 gallons in a aluminum turkey fryer) down to 90F I pitched my yeast (Safale US-05) into the 3 gallon wort (at 90F). My first Fail! Then using a sanitized wisk I gently stirred the top spreading the yeast in the wort. My second Fail?? I then started to pour the 3 gallon wort into my fermenting bucket with cooled 2 gallon water (to make my 5 gallons) without using my strainer. My 3rd Fail!! I caught myself after pouring about half gallon unstrained wort into the fermenting bucket. I then proceeded to pour the fermenting bucket back into the wort now mixing up all my yeast. My 4th Fail!! At this point I knew I messed up badly. So what else could I do but pour the now 5 gallon wort back into the fermenting bucket using the strainer. Knowing that it probably would not ferment properly I went ahead and put the lid on and put my airlock on and stored it away. After 3 days nothing going on in the airlock. Nothing after 6 or 10. So I went ahead and left it for 3 weeks knowing that I would end up scrapping this batch. And I did. Dump it that is. So know I'm attempting my second batch with an IPA kit this time.
I know what & when I messed up on my first batch. I think I just got ahead of myself and then panicked. So I have a few questions before I begin my 2nd attempt.
With the IPA kit the yeast that came with it is a liquid (versus the dry on my 1st). It is White Labs WL001 (Calif. Ale yeast). After cooling my wort to 65-70F and adding while straining it to my fermenting bucket (with remaining 2 gallons of water to equal 5 gallons) do I just pour the tube of yeast into my wort (after warming the yeast up to room temp and shaking it up) and that's it? No stirring or mixing it into the wort?
After pitching the yeast into the fermenting bucket do I put the lid on and store it at 70F? I've read and seen on youtube some will put the lid on and shake the bucket after pitching the yeast and then store it.
I should see some activity in the airlock in 2-3 days?
You can comment on all my Fail's from my first attempt. Any tips is welcomed. Thank you guys!
After using a wort chiller and ice to cool the wort (3 gallons in a aluminum turkey fryer) down to 90F I pitched my yeast (Safale US-05) into the 3 gallon wort (at 90F). My first Fail! Then using a sanitized wisk I gently stirred the top spreading the yeast in the wort. My second Fail?? I then started to pour the 3 gallon wort into my fermenting bucket with cooled 2 gallon water (to make my 5 gallons) without using my strainer. My 3rd Fail!! I caught myself after pouring about half gallon unstrained wort into the fermenting bucket. I then proceeded to pour the fermenting bucket back into the wort now mixing up all my yeast. My 4th Fail!! At this point I knew I messed up badly. So what else could I do but pour the now 5 gallon wort back into the fermenting bucket using the strainer. Knowing that it probably would not ferment properly I went ahead and put the lid on and put my airlock on and stored it away. After 3 days nothing going on in the airlock. Nothing after 6 or 10. So I went ahead and left it for 3 weeks knowing that I would end up scrapping this batch. And I did. Dump it that is. So know I'm attempting my second batch with an IPA kit this time.
I know what & when I messed up on my first batch. I think I just got ahead of myself and then panicked. So I have a few questions before I begin my 2nd attempt.
With the IPA kit the yeast that came with it is a liquid (versus the dry on my 1st). It is White Labs WL001 (Calif. Ale yeast). After cooling my wort to 65-70F and adding while straining it to my fermenting bucket (with remaining 2 gallons of water to equal 5 gallons) do I just pour the tube of yeast into my wort (after warming the yeast up to room temp and shaking it up) and that's it? No stirring or mixing it into the wort?
After pitching the yeast into the fermenting bucket do I put the lid on and store it at 70F? I've read and seen on youtube some will put the lid on and shake the bucket after pitching the yeast and then store it.
I should see some activity in the airlock in 2-3 days?
You can comment on all my Fail's from my first attempt. Any tips is welcomed. Thank you guys!