Friday will be the first time I brew, and i wanted to send out my procedures to see if anyone had any changes to what I'm going to do.
Equipment Used:
15 gal Brewpot and lip
6.5 gallon Plastic fermentor with lip and airlock
Thermometer (need to buy, as i'm not sure if the water will hit the one in my brewkettle, any suggestions for one from amazon?)
Grain Bag
SS Spoon
Spray Bottle
Ingredients:
Happy Holiday Ale or Hop Scare IPA from midwest (will brew the other Monday)
Both use Wyeast Activator yeast
Thursday Night:
Clean Brewpot, colander and fermentor with Oxi-clean and rinse thoroughly
Set yeast out of refrigerator to to get around 70 degrees for pitching
Mix spray container of Star San
Friday Morning:
Pitch Yeast first thing in the morning to give it time to incubate (around 7-8AM)
Setup propane tank and fryer heater
Bring out 15gal brewpot, sanitize and fill with 5gallons of water
Heat water to ~155
Crush grains and add to kettle for 30 minutes, maintaining 155
Remove heat and let sit for 5 or 10 minutes
Add Extract and bring to a boil for 60 minutes (or what recipe calls for)
Add hops when suggested by recipe
Sanitize Wort Chiller and place in put with ~10 minutes left to further sanitize
After 60, drop wort to under 80 degrees (or what's recommended on the yeast package) and transfer to sanitized primary, running through the strainer to help aerate and filter
Take Hydrometer reading
Pitch yeast and seal container
Wait patiently for fermentation to occur
Equipment Used:
15 gal Brewpot and lip
6.5 gallon Plastic fermentor with lip and airlock
Thermometer (need to buy, as i'm not sure if the water will hit the one in my brewkettle, any suggestions for one from amazon?)
Grain Bag
SS Spoon
Spray Bottle
Ingredients:
Happy Holiday Ale or Hop Scare IPA from midwest (will brew the other Monday)
Both use Wyeast Activator yeast
Thursday Night:
Clean Brewpot, colander and fermentor with Oxi-clean and rinse thoroughly
Set yeast out of refrigerator to to get around 70 degrees for pitching
Mix spray container of Star San
Friday Morning:
Pitch Yeast first thing in the morning to give it time to incubate (around 7-8AM)
Setup propane tank and fryer heater
Bring out 15gal brewpot, sanitize and fill with 5gallons of water
Heat water to ~155
Crush grains and add to kettle for 30 minutes, maintaining 155
Remove heat and let sit for 5 or 10 minutes
Add Extract and bring to a boil for 60 minutes (or what recipe calls for)
Add hops when suggested by recipe
Sanitize Wort Chiller and place in put with ~10 minutes left to further sanitize
After 60, drop wort to under 80 degrees (or what's recommended on the yeast package) and transfer to sanitized primary, running through the strainer to help aerate and filter
Take Hydrometer reading
Pitch yeast and seal container
Wait patiently for fermentation to occur