1990dtgl98
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Well, just brewed my second batch. First batch went perfect. :rockin: Second batch...not so much .
First, turns out SWMBO scrubbed my primary out with some dawn and the kitchen sponge. So I posted here if it was shot. It didn't feel scratched, still smelled like beer, so I figured what the hell, oxyclean it, then sanatize, and give it a shot.
So here's hope #1: That the primary wasn't shot, and won't infect my beer.
Then, as I'm boiling I overfill my pot, and get some boilover. First time that happened. MAN, did that SUCK! I spend about 2 hours scrubbing everything and letting it all dry.
Hope #2: That the gas range lights later and the tips aren't clogged with wort.
Then I'm pitching my yeast (White Labs London Ale) without a starter (didn't think I would brew today, so did it on a whim), and I dropped the bottle in the fermenter. Had to fish it out with the stirrer.
Hope #3: That its fine without the starter, and that dropping the vial and cap in won't ruin the beer either.
Finally, I take my gravity reading. Write it down, mix the wort up a bit and decide to take a second one just in case. Turn around and my dog sneaks a lick directly in the primary.
Hope #4: Dog saliva is not a major concern to yeast.
Finally, I seal up the primary, set it up stairs, look through it, and notice that I really have closer to 5.75 gallons in there, instead of 5. I now realize I only have about 3" of headspace.
Hope #4: That there's enough headspace and I won't wake up to SWMBO beating me as she yells "there's beer all over the carpet!"
I figure if nothing eventful happens to this batch (minus the stove boilover epic casatrophy), then I'll pretty much be set for any other beer I brew. :cross:
Time to crack open a bottle of my first brew.
First, turns out SWMBO scrubbed my primary out with some dawn and the kitchen sponge. So I posted here if it was shot. It didn't feel scratched, still smelled like beer, so I figured what the hell, oxyclean it, then sanatize, and give it a shot.
So here's hope #1: That the primary wasn't shot, and won't infect my beer.
Then, as I'm boiling I overfill my pot, and get some boilover. First time that happened. MAN, did that SUCK! I spend about 2 hours scrubbing everything and letting it all dry.
Hope #2: That the gas range lights later and the tips aren't clogged with wort.
Then I'm pitching my yeast (White Labs London Ale) without a starter (didn't think I would brew today, so did it on a whim), and I dropped the bottle in the fermenter. Had to fish it out with the stirrer.
Hope #3: That its fine without the starter, and that dropping the vial and cap in won't ruin the beer either.
Finally, I take my gravity reading. Write it down, mix the wort up a bit and decide to take a second one just in case. Turn around and my dog sneaks a lick directly in the primary.
Hope #4: Dog saliva is not a major concern to yeast.
Finally, I seal up the primary, set it up stairs, look through it, and notice that I really have closer to 5.75 gallons in there, instead of 5. I now realize I only have about 3" of headspace.
Hope #4: That there's enough headspace and I won't wake up to SWMBO beating me as she yells "there's beer all over the carpet!"
I figure if nothing eventful happens to this batch (minus the stove boilover epic casatrophy), then I'll pretty much be set for any other beer I brew. :cross:
Time to crack open a bottle of my first brew.