Burkhardt
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This afternoon I opened my very first bottle of my own home brew. It was awesome!
I feel compelled to post this message of reassurance for my fellow newbies. How many mistakes did I make during this first attempt? A ton!
- "Sanitized" with c-brite not realizing it was just a cleaner.
- Poured the boiling hot wort directly into the plastic primary bucket before cooling.
- Had no prior knowledge of cooling solutions, and took almost three hours to cool wort to 90 degree.
- Didn't know about aerating, didn't do it.
- Forgot to take OG.
- Pitched the yeast at 90 degrees.
- Left the primary in the garage, where it stayed 80 degrees (because I sealed when it was 90) for a day and then it fell below 45 degrees on the third day of fermentation and airlock bubbling. Cold temp quickly ended bubbling.
- Scared to move the primary or open the lid for any reason.
- Lost patience after just 10 days in the primary and decided to bottle.
Two weeks later...the beer had perfect carbonation, looked and tasted great. I may have been lucky, but a lesson was learned = stop stressing about the details and enjoy the ride!
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I feel compelled to post this message of reassurance for my fellow newbies. How many mistakes did I make during this first attempt? A ton!
- "Sanitized" with c-brite not realizing it was just a cleaner.
- Poured the boiling hot wort directly into the plastic primary bucket before cooling.
- Had no prior knowledge of cooling solutions, and took almost three hours to cool wort to 90 degree.
- Didn't know about aerating, didn't do it.
- Forgot to take OG.
- Pitched the yeast at 90 degrees.
- Left the primary in the garage, where it stayed 80 degrees (because I sealed when it was 90) for a day and then it fell below 45 degrees on the third day of fermentation and airlock bubbling. Cold temp quickly ended bubbling.
- Scared to move the primary or open the lid for any reason.
- Lost patience after just 10 days in the primary and decided to bottle.
Two weeks later...the beer had perfect carbonation, looked and tasted great. I may have been lucky, but a lesson was learned = stop stressing about the details and enjoy the ride!
cid:6A897DA2-3ED9-4F94-834D-BA7BB16CB43B/photo.JPG