Well, I thought I posted during the boil, but can't find my post...???
Got the Turkey fryer built and cleaned yesterday in preparation.
Set up the brewing table, made 5 Gal no rinse sanitizer and cleaned all the equipment.
Read and re-read the instructions until I had a plan.
Started to heat 3.5 gal on the Turkey fryer and 2.5 gal on the stove...
Then a change in plan as I read the instructions one last time. Loaded the grain into the grain bag and put it in the 120 deg water on the stove (I was going to use this to flush the grain in the big tub on the Turkey fryer).
Got it 1o 155 and turned off the heat... turned my back and then re-checked the temp... ooops 160. I hadn't taken the tub off the burner, just turned the burner off. So I quickly checked the temp on the 3.5 gal on the turkey fryer (135 can climbing) I decided as it had taken 15 min to bring the grain up to 155 +, to move the grain to the Fryer then pour in the 2.5 gal from the stove and try and get the temp back down.
Bingo! Perfect 155 again and held it there for another 25 min.
Removed the Grain bag and turned up the heat. I added the dry and wet extract stirring it in and making sure all of the liquid extract is scooped out of the container.
10 min later a Nice boil... then I made my second mistake and turned my back to get the floating thermo as I thought the dial thermo was off.
Turned off the heat and it calmed right down.
Adjusted the burner and found the perfect mix to maintain boil. and added the first Hop bag.
Took a break and had some M&M's for a late lunch.
15 min left added the Irish Moss bag. and started to get ready for the chore of cooling it in the snow piles.
3 min remaining, completely removed the lid (which was open 2" and only used to keep the rain/sleet out of the kettle) Added the Last bag of Hops.
Boil over, burner Off, Fuel off, then removed the Kettle and placed it in the snow piles on the deck. while stirring, I packed more snow around, moved the kettle and repeat.
27 min from full rolling boil to 75 deg and I started to siphon into the primary. 1.5 gal in the primary I pitched the yeast and continued to add wort while taking a sample with the wine thief and got my OG.
OG 1.049/50 where the instructions said (Est. OG 1.051) Close but not perfect but hey it's just my first time.
Just as I got to 5 gal the hail started and I had to run get the lid and cover the kettle with it's lid. 5.5 gal in the primary and pinched off the siphon and locked the lid taking it inside with a temp of 75 deg.
Added Tanguere (sp?) to the air lock as an alcohol barrier and put the primary in the cabinet. 62/3 deg and 12 days from now then it will be time to move to the carboy for secondary.
Total time today 4;15 through cleanup.
A Great Day!
Now what is Wort supposed to taste like? It was a little sweet, but other than that I couldn't tell much other than I didn't want to swallow it.
So are my errors, minimal or something else?
Got the Turkey fryer built and cleaned yesterday in preparation.
Set up the brewing table, made 5 Gal no rinse sanitizer and cleaned all the equipment.
Read and re-read the instructions until I had a plan.
Started to heat 3.5 gal on the Turkey fryer and 2.5 gal on the stove...
Then a change in plan as I read the instructions one last time. Loaded the grain into the grain bag and put it in the 120 deg water on the stove (I was going to use this to flush the grain in the big tub on the Turkey fryer).
Got it 1o 155 and turned off the heat... turned my back and then re-checked the temp... ooops 160. I hadn't taken the tub off the burner, just turned the burner off. So I quickly checked the temp on the 3.5 gal on the turkey fryer (135 can climbing) I decided as it had taken 15 min to bring the grain up to 155 +, to move the grain to the Fryer then pour in the 2.5 gal from the stove and try and get the temp back down.
Bingo! Perfect 155 again and held it there for another 25 min.
Removed the Grain bag and turned up the heat. I added the dry and wet extract stirring it in and making sure all of the liquid extract is scooped out of the container.
10 min later a Nice boil... then I made my second mistake and turned my back to get the floating thermo as I thought the dial thermo was off.
Turned off the heat and it calmed right down.
Adjusted the burner and found the perfect mix to maintain boil. and added the first Hop bag.
Took a break and had some M&M's for a late lunch.
15 min left added the Irish Moss bag. and started to get ready for the chore of cooling it in the snow piles.
3 min remaining, completely removed the lid (which was open 2" and only used to keep the rain/sleet out of the kettle) Added the Last bag of Hops.
Boil over, burner Off, Fuel off, then removed the Kettle and placed it in the snow piles on the deck. while stirring, I packed more snow around, moved the kettle and repeat.
27 min from full rolling boil to 75 deg and I started to siphon into the primary. 1.5 gal in the primary I pitched the yeast and continued to add wort while taking a sample with the wine thief and got my OG.
OG 1.049/50 where the instructions said (Est. OG 1.051) Close but not perfect but hey it's just my first time.
Just as I got to 5 gal the hail started and I had to run get the lid and cover the kettle with it's lid. 5.5 gal in the primary and pinched off the siphon and locked the lid taking it inside with a temp of 75 deg.
Added Tanguere (sp?) to the air lock as an alcohol barrier and put the primary in the cabinet. 62/3 deg and 12 days from now then it will be time to move to the carboy for secondary.
Total time today 4;15 through cleanup.
A Great Day!
Now what is Wort supposed to taste like? It was a little sweet, but other than that I couldn't tell much other than I didn't want to swallow it.
So are my errors, minimal or something else?