robertbartsch
Well-Known Member
After an absence of 10 years I began to brew again. I gave up last time because of the mess and bother with using quart bottles. This time, I bought a kegerator and two Pepsi soda kegs.
Anyway, my first beer from an extract kit (brown ale) turned out lousy and I suspect I know why.
After the boil, I reduced the wort temp by adding a gallon or so of ice and some tap water to fill the 5 gallon plastic fermentor. I think the ice and tap water killed off the yeast early.
The first batch sat for about 4 weeks before I put it in the keg and I provided compressed C02 for the fizz. The temps in the NE this summer have been high but my basement where the fermentors are located is relatively cool - say 75F.
Anyway, I brewed several batches of Ale in this same manner; if adding tap water is an issue, is there a way to save the brew? I suppose this would involve reboiling the batches and adding new yeast; right?
Uhg!
Anyway, my first beer from an extract kit (brown ale) turned out lousy and I suspect I know why.
After the boil, I reduced the wort temp by adding a gallon or so of ice and some tap water to fill the 5 gallon plastic fermentor. I think the ice and tap water killed off the yeast early.
The first batch sat for about 4 weeks before I put it in the keg and I provided compressed C02 for the fizz. The temps in the NE this summer have been high but my basement where the fermentors are located is relatively cool - say 75F.
Anyway, I brewed several batches of Ale in this same manner; if adding tap water is an issue, is there a way to save the brew? I suppose this would involve reboiling the batches and adding new yeast; right?
Uhg!