tomlivings
Well-Known Member
Just finished making my first brew. I think everything went ok. A couple of issues I thought Id ask questions about in retrospect.
It is an IPA (Waterford IPA) from the sample recipes in Beersmith. 5 gallons 60 min boil. Single mash (2 x 10 gallon coolers)
Issues:
1: It was windy, so I opted to boil in the kitchen instead of on the burner outside. The kitchen stove is pretty good, but I have a 15 gallon SS pot and I struggled to get a good 'rolling boil', it was boiling, but not vigorously. Will this / how will this affect the brew?
2: When I siphoned from the kettle to the carboy I sucked up all the hop (pellets) as well, is this correct?
3: I forgot to take a gravity reading after the boil, preboil was 1.052...is this a problem?
Thanks!
Tom.
It is an IPA (Waterford IPA) from the sample recipes in Beersmith. 5 gallons 60 min boil. Single mash (2 x 10 gallon coolers)
Issues:
1: It was windy, so I opted to boil in the kitchen instead of on the burner outside. The kitchen stove is pretty good, but I have a 15 gallon SS pot and I struggled to get a good 'rolling boil', it was boiling, but not vigorously. Will this / how will this affect the brew?
2: When I siphoned from the kettle to the carboy I sucked up all the hop (pellets) as well, is this correct?
3: I forgot to take a gravity reading after the boil, preboil was 1.052...is this a problem?
Thanks!
Tom.