talleymonster
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Well I just wrapped up my frist brewing day! It went almost perfectly! My buddy who was supposed to help me never showed up, I had a small boil-over (more on that later), and I had a little trouble reading my hydrometer. But other than that, things went perfectly!
Here is my morning:
Here is my morning:
- 6:00 Am wake up and take of household and fatherly duties- take out trash, change diapers, feed baby, etc, etc.
- 9:00 Am Start getting my game face on. Start getting everything ready to go.
- 9:55 Am Buddy calls to say he won't make it. We were supposed to start at 10:00 AM sharp.
- 10:10 Am Boil Water for sanitizer in the kitchen on the stove. Put sanitizer in primary fermenter. I use it as my sanitizer bucket for the whole boil. Then I transfer it to the botling bucket when it's time to put the wort in the primary. Also start to boil water for steeping grains.
- 10:25 Am Water temp reaches approx 165*. Steep grains for 15 minutes.
- 10:40 Am Return water to boil and discard grain bag.
- 10:52 Am Small boil-over. I have read countless times on this forum about boil overs. I literally ran into the house to grab a measuring cup. I come out right as the foam peaks over the rim of my kettle. So I was able to turn down the heat and control it right away. Minimal wort lost.
- 10:55 Am Remove wort from heat and add malt extract. Stirred until mixed. Returned to boil.
- 11:05 Am Added 2oz Progress Hops. Set timer for 60 minutes.
- 11:15 Am RDWHAHB
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