senorswiss
Well-Known Member
My equipment kit came yesterday, which was perfect as I had the day off today. I already had a NB cream ale (extract) kit waiting, so brewed it up today.
I have been involved in brewing a couple of batches at a friend's house, but this was the first solo batch with MY equipment.
Everything went rather smoothly while brewing, although as many have stated, the screen in my funnel got completely clogged while pouring the wort into the primary. I ended up just pouring all the junk in. I'll have to get a better strainer for next time.
I employed several techniques that I have been reading about over the last couple of weeks, so I am optimistic that I can make improvements over the other batches I've helped with. I added most of the extract late in the boil and used distilled water, as suggested by many for extract kits. Also, I'll be paying attention to the fermentation temp and giving the wort/beer plenty of time in primary/secondary and keg for conditioning...things we didn't worry too much about with the other batches. I'm interested to see how things turn out.
Now that the wort is in primary, I am working on cleaning up the Cornies and deciding on a freezer.
I have been involved in brewing a couple of batches at a friend's house, but this was the first solo batch with MY equipment.
Everything went rather smoothly while brewing, although as many have stated, the screen in my funnel got completely clogged while pouring the wort into the primary. I ended up just pouring all the junk in. I'll have to get a better strainer for next time.
I employed several techniques that I have been reading about over the last couple of weeks, so I am optimistic that I can make improvements over the other batches I've helped with. I added most of the extract late in the boil and used distilled water, as suggested by many for extract kits. Also, I'll be paying attention to the fermentation temp and giving the wort/beer plenty of time in primary/secondary and keg for conditioning...things we didn't worry too much about with the other batches. I'm interested to see how things turn out.
Now that the wort is in primary, I am working on cleaning up the Cornies and deciding on a freezer.