haighter
Active Member
So halfway into my first home brew I think I screwed up.
After steeping the grains for 40minutes, I immediately added the first round of bittering hops (1oz Horizon) and the liquid malt extract. Then I turned on the heat and brought to a boil. I now realize I should've brought the mixture to a boil then added the LME and hops. FWIW, it took about 45min to get it to begin boiling the way I did it. This, in turn, causes all sorts of problems in determining how long to boil and when to add additional hops. Woops.
Anyone had experience here or have an idea of how the brew will turn out? I went through with anything just incase it turns out OK, but at this point expectations are low.
Thanks for the help.
After steeping the grains for 40minutes, I immediately added the first round of bittering hops (1oz Horizon) and the liquid malt extract. Then I turned on the heat and brought to a boil. I now realize I should've brought the mixture to a boil then added the LME and hops. FWIW, it took about 45min to get it to begin boiling the way I did it. This, in turn, causes all sorts of problems in determining how long to boil and when to add additional hops. Woops.
Anyone had experience here or have an idea of how the brew will turn out? I went through with anything just incase it turns out OK, but at this point expectations are low.
Thanks for the help.