angolajones
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Brewed my first batch. Or well, I'm in the process. I started hours ago and boiled my first part of water in a pot. In another pot, I boiled 2 1/2 gallons. Added the grains but the temp was right at 170 when I added them. ( Too excited as a beginner). Temps were at 155 after 20 minutes. Heated it to a boil or until it was making a lot of noise. There I added the two cans of liquid extract and one dry malt. (I'm making the dark IPA from Best Brew.) From there I added more water from another pot that was boiling. Then the hops. I followed the time schedule on the hops. I then pulled the pot off the stove and placed it in the sink. Here I added numerous refills to try to get the temp down. It has been 3 hours and the temp has only gone to 90 degrees. I'm going to wait until 70 degrees to add yeast.
So, how badly have I screwed up? Where did I go wrong. I am sure I have sanitized everything well. And by the way, after adding my other sterilized water, I have just under 5 gallons waiting to ferment.
Jonesy
So, how badly have I screwed up? Where did I go wrong. I am sure I have sanitized everything well. And by the way, after adding my other sterilized water, I have just under 5 gallons waiting to ferment.
Jonesy