Well I just finished my first 5 gal. batch. I have one 2 gal. batch sitting in a Mr. Beer. This was a whole new experience for me!
I brewed an Irish Red Ale from a Midwest HBS kit. The recipe is as follows.
SG 1.042-1.046
OG 1.010-1.012
IBUs = 35
6 lbs golden lme
1 oz. Cascade @ 60 minutes
1 oz. Fuggle @ 2 minutes.
Muttons dry ale yeast (rehydrated)
I did a partial boil of 4 gallons. My brew pot would have handled all 5 gallons, but I was worried about cooling the wort down. It took me 45 minutes to cool in the bathtub. I will have more ice on hand next time. I could only get it down to 85 degrees. I added it to the fermenter and needed 1.25 gal. of top off water. That brought the temp. down to 77 degrees. I pitched the yeast and it is setting in the basement. I was not expecting as much trub from the wort. The amount surprised me. I used a 5 gallon paint filter over the fermenter which is a 6.5 gallon ale pail. Everything went smoothly. I hit the SG of 1.042 right on the nose! Of course with a kit I expected to be real close. Thanks to all who post here I was prepared well. It took me about 4 hours including clean up. Not a bad afternoon. Now I play the waiting game.
Cheers,
Stan
I brewed an Irish Red Ale from a Midwest HBS kit. The recipe is as follows.
SG 1.042-1.046
OG 1.010-1.012
IBUs = 35
6 lbs golden lme
1 oz. Cascade @ 60 minutes
1 oz. Fuggle @ 2 minutes.
Muttons dry ale yeast (rehydrated)
I did a partial boil of 4 gallons. My brew pot would have handled all 5 gallons, but I was worried about cooling the wort down. It took me 45 minutes to cool in the bathtub. I will have more ice on hand next time. I could only get it down to 85 degrees. I added it to the fermenter and needed 1.25 gal. of top off water. That brought the temp. down to 77 degrees. I pitched the yeast and it is setting in the basement. I was not expecting as much trub from the wort. The amount surprised me. I used a 5 gallon paint filter over the fermenter which is a 6.5 gallon ale pail. Everything went smoothly. I hit the SG of 1.042 right on the nose! Of course with a kit I expected to be real close. Thanks to all who post here I was prepared well. It took me about 4 hours including clean up. Not a bad afternoon. Now I play the waiting game.
Cheers,
Stan