Lazy8s
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So right now my 5gal fermenter with what may one day be hefeweisen is sitting in my tub with cool water and even I am laughing. I read TJoHB and thought I knew it all. I got 2gal of water boiling in my 28qt pot and put 3 gal of cool tap water straight from the tap into the fermenter.
Next I boiled with the 1oz tettenger hops for an hour as I stirred every 15min or so. After about 45min I notice some dark colored stuff swirling around; yep there is crusty stuff on the bottom on the pot. Yay burned LME! I pushed through stirring more often.
Then I poured the hot wort (about 165degrees) into the fermenter and put it outside. After all it IS 60 out there! Then I came in to check the forums and see why my temps were still about 120. I realized I never realized a chilling method wasn't exactly optional...so I ran inside, grabbed my half full ice container and dumped it into my fermenter. I had solved the problem! Then it hit me that I put my hand in that stuff all the time...so I read a little more and by the time the ice had melted I realized I am not as sharp as I thought.
So now, out of ice, my fermeter is sitting in a tub of cold tap water with a bag (this time sanitized) of cold packs inside. I am now drinking cold beer from the store, doing the dishes, getting a good laugh. Hopefully i didn't just make 5gal of horse urine, but if I did at least from now on I'll be drinking my home brewed horse urine. :-D
Next I boiled with the 1oz tettenger hops for an hour as I stirred every 15min or so. After about 45min I notice some dark colored stuff swirling around; yep there is crusty stuff on the bottom on the pot. Yay burned LME! I pushed through stirring more often.
Then I poured the hot wort (about 165degrees) into the fermenter and put it outside. After all it IS 60 out there! Then I came in to check the forums and see why my temps were still about 120. I realized I never realized a chilling method wasn't exactly optional...so I ran inside, grabbed my half full ice container and dumped it into my fermenter. I had solved the problem! Then it hit me that I put my hand in that stuff all the time...so I read a little more and by the time the ice had melted I realized I am not as sharp as I thought.
So now, out of ice, my fermeter is sitting in a tub of cold tap water with a bag (this time sanitized) of cold packs inside. I am now drinking cold beer from the store, doing the dishes, getting a good laugh. Hopefully i didn't just make 5gal of horse urine, but if I did at least from now on I'll be drinking my home brewed horse urine. :-D