Right now I have the burner going to boil the full 30QT pot as I keep reading I need to oxidize it or my first brew will taste like aluminum. I'm getting everything ready to to be tossed in the fermentation bucket and sanitize it for a good hour while the actual brew is going on.
I plan on boiling 3.5 gallons of water and cool off with 20 pounds of ice which should be around 2.5 gallons of water. I figure 6 gallons gives me room for boil off, does that sound good?
I have a turkey baster so I'm not sure how I'm going to do gravity readings because all the ones I see use an auto siphon and they just throw it in there, would a regular glass work fine?
Anything I'm forgetting so far? I'm pretty excited but that makes me feel like I'm going to totally over look something. I plan on being on here for awhile so let me know :rockin:
I plan on boiling 3.5 gallons of water and cool off with 20 pounds of ice which should be around 2.5 gallons of water. I figure 6 gallons gives me room for boil off, does that sound good?
I have a turkey baster so I'm not sure how I'm going to do gravity readings because all the ones I see use an auto siphon and they just throw it in there, would a regular glass work fine?
Anything I'm forgetting so far? I'm pretty excited but that makes me feel like I'm going to totally over look something. I plan on being on here for awhile so let me know :rockin: