Working on my first brew in 12 years. Went with a simple DME and steeping grain recipe to get started, then after a few batches want to get into all grain.
I am doing a partial boil with 5 lbs. wheat DME and 1 lb. crystal 15 steeped up to 160, then removed, and a single addition of tettnanger hops for 60 minutes. I am 30 minutes into the boil, and only added 2 lbs. of DME to start with, and will add the other 3 lbs. with 15 minutes left. It already smells good.
Got my fermenter full of star san, and am ready to cool down the wort when the boil is over. Have 2 twenty lb. bags of ice and will do an ice bath in the tub and then top off with water that has been sitting outside in the jug in 33 degree weather for over an hour.
Using dry yeast, safale 33. The place I ordered from didn't have safale 06, so I went with the 33. Hope it turns out ok!
Will keep you posted with updates!
I am doing a partial boil with 5 lbs. wheat DME and 1 lb. crystal 15 steeped up to 160, then removed, and a single addition of tettnanger hops for 60 minutes. I am 30 minutes into the boil, and only added 2 lbs. of DME to start with, and will add the other 3 lbs. with 15 minutes left. It already smells good.
Got my fermenter full of star san, and am ready to cool down the wort when the boil is over. Have 2 twenty lb. bags of ice and will do an ice bath in the tub and then top off with water that has been sitting outside in the jug in 33 degree weather for over an hour.
Using dry yeast, safale 33. The place I ordered from didn't have safale 06, so I went with the 33. Hope it turns out ok!
Will keep you posted with updates!