mjperry24
Well-Known Member
Brewed my first batch last night with the assistance of my brother (minimal assistance, but he was a great deal of help) -- Simple IPA from the Brewers Best kit with no additions or subtractions. Everything went very smoothly during the prep and boil stages. Took a little longer than I wouldve liked to cool down (went from boil to 70 degrees in about 1/2 hour using cold water and ice).
My bro said it was ok and wouldn't affect it much. I was more worried about infection, but he said he's taken longer (I actually witnessed them working on a Porter a couple of weeks ago that took longer than that to get into the fermentation vessel...) and turned out fine.
My other concern is that when I was siphoning (I was using an autosiphon) I continually clogged the intake portion of the siphon, causing significant amounts of air bubbles. Due to this, I also needed to restart siphoning several times (maybe 10-15?)...
Again, my brother reassured me that this would not horrendously affect the final product in any way. I kept disagreeing, and figured I'd come here. If a few of you can let me know what to expect, or how that might affect the quality of my brew, I'd appreciate it.
Also, FWIW, fermentation started quickly and properly, and my brew is happily bubbling away as we speak.
My bro said it was ok and wouldn't affect it much. I was more worried about infection, but he said he's taken longer (I actually witnessed them working on a Porter a couple of weeks ago that took longer than that to get into the fermentation vessel...) and turned out fine.
My other concern is that when I was siphoning (I was using an autosiphon) I continually clogged the intake portion of the siphon, causing significant amounts of air bubbles. Due to this, I also needed to restart siphoning several times (maybe 10-15?)...
Again, my brother reassured me that this would not horrendously affect the final product in any way. I kept disagreeing, and figured I'd come here. If a few of you can let me know what to expect, or how that might affect the quality of my brew, I'd appreciate it.
Also, FWIW, fermentation started quickly and properly, and my brew is happily bubbling away as we speak.