cvav8or
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Ok, well, I finally got up the courage to do my first brew and it was a blast, I definately got a huge sense of accomplishment, now I can't wait to taste it. I used 3 pounds of malt extract instead of sugar. My LHBS had me boil their 3 lbs of malt extract for 30 mins in 2 gallons of water then add the kit syrup which I think was hopped extract. It was 'Coopers Bitter' and was pretty much the same consistemcy (real thick brown syrup) as my malt extract from my LHBS which kind of confused me. Anyway After the 30 mins of boiling the malt extract I removed it from the heat and poured the Coopers bitter extract in and stirred. My directions did not have me boil after that and it didnt seem the stuff (Coopers Bitter extract) really dissolved all that well. After that I cooled it to around 100 and added it to my carboy (Primary fermenter) which already had 2 gallons of cold water in it then i topped it off to 5 gallons. I took the specific gravity reading and it was 1.038-1.040. Next I pitched the yeast after a 15 min rehydration period in a cup of 80 degree water. I pitched it into 73 degrees. I noticed there was a thin layer of lemon marange like consistency foam on top but thoguth it would subside (this was Saturday night 9 PM). I also noticed a good amount of lighter brown sediment on the bottom of the fermenter. Now today (Monday 10AM) my airlock is full of foam and the yeast are going crazy, I get a bubble every second sometimes more and there is alot of sediment on the bottom. I plan on siphoning to a secondary (Glass) fermenter once the bubbles slow to around 1 bubble every 40-50 secs. I have attached some pics to try to illustrate what i just wrote. please help, I really want this beer to turn out tasty If I messed this up by not boiling after i added the second thing of malt extract I dont mind starting over, i just want good beer in about 25 days lol. Thanks again.
cvav8or
Edit: the following link has two pics associated with it, An overall pic and a close up pic of the airlock.
http://www2.snapfish.com/slideshow/...ID=4160068214/a=44021725_44021725/t_=44021725
cvav8or
Edit: the following link has two pics associated with it, An overall pic and a close up pic of the airlock.
http://www2.snapfish.com/slideshow/...ID=4160068214/a=44021725_44021725/t_=44021725