splatteralus
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Hi this is my first post here, looks like a great place.
I brewed my first batch two days ago.
Bellingham Red Ale:
8lbs Light Extract
1lb Crystal 135l Malt
8 oz Dextrin Malt
1 oz Magnum hops and 2 oz Yakima Kent Goldings:
1 oz Magnum @ 60 Minutes
1 oz YK @ 1 Min
1 0z YK @ 0 Min
1 tsp Gypsum and 1 tsp Irish Moss at beginning of boil
Wyest 1056 American Ale
So everything went according to plans except I couldn't break the smackpack and ended up just pouring the yeast and starter pack in about 1 minute apart.
12 Hours later I had a lot of activity in the airlock and now about 36 hours later there is still a lot of activity and there is a large foamy head in the fermenter with a darker ring above it.
A few questions:
I don't know if my sanitizer was strong enough. How dark should the water be after adding the iodaphore? I had a very light brown color going. Should it have been darker? Also, it said to leave the equipment in the solution for 2 minutes. Could I have left it much longer? I took it out after 2 minutes and let it air dry. This seems to open it up to contamination, is this ok?
Did not breaking the smack pack screw me up?
When should I move to my secondary glass carboy?
Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!
I brewed my first batch two days ago.
Bellingham Red Ale:
8lbs Light Extract
1lb Crystal 135l Malt
8 oz Dextrin Malt
1 oz Magnum hops and 2 oz Yakima Kent Goldings:
1 oz Magnum @ 60 Minutes
1 oz YK @ 1 Min
1 0z YK @ 0 Min
1 tsp Gypsum and 1 tsp Irish Moss at beginning of boil
Wyest 1056 American Ale
So everything went according to plans except I couldn't break the smackpack and ended up just pouring the yeast and starter pack in about 1 minute apart.
12 Hours later I had a lot of activity in the airlock and now about 36 hours later there is still a lot of activity and there is a large foamy head in the fermenter with a darker ring above it.
A few questions:
I don't know if my sanitizer was strong enough. How dark should the water be after adding the iodaphore? I had a very light brown color going. Should it have been darker? Also, it said to leave the equipment in the solution for 2 minutes. Could I have left it much longer? I took it out after 2 minutes and let it air dry. This seems to open it up to contamination, is this ok?
Did not breaking the smack pack screw me up?
When should I move to my secondary glass carboy?
Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!