First Boil Video...

Well I got my kit for Christmas (Thanks to the Wife!!!) and was really psyched about brewing my own brew. So I thought I would share this with my new friends here at the HBT forum. Enjoy!!!

Nice video. You are pretty cool, calm and collected for a first brew, which impressed me. When do we sample?

Congrats on the first brew, post a follow up as to how it turned out.

I sure will. I shot some video of the Bottling that did not turn out all that good, but I may do something with that later. I get to open this on Super Bowl Sunday so I will let you all know!!!

Very nice video Beerme72. As good as any I have watched on you tube. Nice job!

Very Nice Video!! Keep us posted on how it comes out

Nice job on the video. I agree, you are pretty calm for doing your first batch.

Are you sure you were supposed to be heating the water to almost a boil with those grains in there? Mashing is usually done between 145-158.

If you're ever interested in sitting in on an all grain session, let me know. I'm in HB and brew about once a month (sometimes double batches on the same day).

I could see my self taking you up on that offer Jon W. Maybe in Feb or March.

Thanks for all the compliments!

As every one else said, well done. I just finnished my first brew session last monday.

JonW, I see you do all grain, I don't know if you've done an extract with specialty grains. With my kit the instructions were to Steep the specialty grains for 20 min or until the temp reached 170.

Nice video beerme, looks great, sure it'll be great!

Very very nice video!!!!!!!


Roger

Did you put your bottling/priming sugar in the boil? When I did extract batches none of them came with corn sugar except for bottling/priming.

tbel said:

As every one else said, well done. I just finnished my first brew session last monday.

JonW, I see you do all grain, I don't know if you've done an extract with specialty grains. With my kit the instructions were to Steep the specialty grains for 20 min or until the temp reached 170.

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This was not an all grain batch... you must have missed most of the video

earwig said:

This was not an all grain batch... you must have missed most of the video

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I guess I don't communicate well.
I know it wasn't. It was an extract kit like the one I did with "special grains" that you sort of make a tea with before adding the extract. JonW was talking about "mashing temps" so I was just relating my recent experience.

Nice video!
P.S. - next time get your wort for your OG reading prior to pitching in yeast, less risk of contamination.

tbel said:

As every one else said, well done. I just finnished my first brew session last monday.

JonW, I see you do all grain, I don't know if you've done an extract with specialty grains. With my kit the instructions were to Steep the specialty grains for 20 min or until the temp reached 170.

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Yes, I do AG and will readily admit I'm not up to speed on extract or PM processes. However, when he says that he's putting the grain in and waiting for it to get to a boil, that's what I'm questioning. Obviously there's not enough grain there to get much sugar conversion, so the ideal mashing temp isn't critical, but at near boiling, you can bet there will be some tannin extraction going on.

Awesome video of your maiden brew. Welcome to the addiction!

Again thanks to all for the tips and comments on the video. I am starting to feel the anticipation of opening that first beer. It is like Christmas morning as a 11 yr old!!! I am working on a label for my beer and I will post it on the forums once it is done.

Deuce - great advice that I will take next time (this weekend when I start my cream ale)

JonW - I will be sure to watch the temps with my specialty grains and not burn them. Thanks!!

Good video. I would recommend taking a gravity reading before you take your initial gravity reading though. You also might want to give the fermenter more of a rocking action than sliding. I LOVE boddington

I said I would post a pict of labels so here is the thread that has them.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f46/1st-beer-label-brewery-logo-222058/#post2603426