gahrens
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Hello, I'm Greg.
Moved to Chicagoland 8 years ago from Northern WI, now am living in Romeoville. Have been tossing around the idea of brewing beer for almost a year. Finally bought a brew kit two nights ago, and made a Brewers Best Classic English Pale Ale last night.
OG was 1.032 @ 90* at the end of the boil. I think that's around 1.036 - 37, a little low for the kit but I didn't follow the instructions exactly. Forgot to strike at 120. Striked at 70* and heated to 120. Did a 10 minute rest at 120* and another at 160*. 50 minutes total. Followed wort schedule per instructions. However I pitched my yeast a half hour before putting in the fermenter. Went 5.5 gals instead of 5, oops. Had what looks like solid fermentation 7 hours later this morning and its been really smelling good.
Going to try an IPA in a couple of weeks. Need to invest in some more equipment soon I can see already.
Moved to Chicagoland 8 years ago from Northern WI, now am living in Romeoville. Have been tossing around the idea of brewing beer for almost a year. Finally bought a brew kit two nights ago, and made a Brewers Best Classic English Pale Ale last night.
OG was 1.032 @ 90* at the end of the boil. I think that's around 1.036 - 37, a little low for the kit but I didn't follow the instructions exactly. Forgot to strike at 120. Striked at 70* and heated to 120. Did a 10 minute rest at 120* and another at 160*. 50 minutes total. Followed wort schedule per instructions. However I pitched my yeast a half hour before putting in the fermenter. Went 5.5 gals instead of 5, oops. Had what looks like solid fermentation 7 hours later this morning and its been really smelling good.
Going to try an IPA in a couple of weeks. Need to invest in some more equipment soon I can see already.