hey all,
Brewing a Williams extract German Ale. I would rather make a lager, but I don't have the fridge to lager yet (yey. The smack pack is ready(38 hours after smacking and it's swollen). I am doing a full boil( starting with 6 gals. in a 10 gal pot out side(edge of the garage, the weather will be 32 deg F. with 20 mph wind). I am planning on putting in 1/3 of the lme(all lme kit) at the start then the rest with 15 min left(wort chiller goes right after that) in the boil. Any precautions I need to take with brewing in the garage other than after the boil be vigilant of sanitation? Do I need to be concerned with the wind with temps in the 30's or is that just a problem with the warmer weather? I will make a big batch of star-san and have a spray bottle full of the star-san standing by. Do folks spray their hands often after the boil to keep bugs out. I will ferment in my basement(63deg). The kit says to ferment for 14 days. Any problem with leaving the brew in the fermenting bucket for 14-21 days(yeasty funk)? Any input would be great
cheers,
ed
Brewing a Williams extract German Ale. I would rather make a lager, but I don't have the fridge to lager yet (yey. The smack pack is ready(38 hours after smacking and it's swollen). I am doing a full boil( starting with 6 gals. in a 10 gal pot out side(edge of the garage, the weather will be 32 deg F. with 20 mph wind). I am planning on putting in 1/3 of the lme(all lme kit) at the start then the rest with 15 min left(wort chiller goes right after that) in the boil. Any precautions I need to take with brewing in the garage other than after the boil be vigilant of sanitation? Do I need to be concerned with the wind with temps in the 30's or is that just a problem with the warmer weather? I will make a big batch of star-san and have a spray bottle full of the star-san standing by. Do folks spray their hands often after the boil to keep bugs out. I will ferment in my basement(63deg). The kit says to ferment for 14 days. Any problem with leaving the brew in the fermenting bucket for 14-21 days(yeasty funk)? Any input would be great
cheers,
ed