Sixstring78
Active Member
So I made my first batch of extract beer yesterday.
I tried to follow the instructions of the kit as best I could, however, they were not the best and fairly vague.
I'm starting to wonder now if I've screwed up though. It's been 16 hours since I put everything into the primary and there is no airlock activity. Is this normal and I just have to wait longer? Or has something happened?
So here's what went on:
1. Put 18L water into carboy (room temp)
2. Boiled 2L of water then added sugar and extract
3. Cooled wort to 80F (proofed yeast for about 10 minutes in 80F water)
4. Added wort to carboy and gave everything a shake
5. Pitched yeast
6. Orignially had the carboy sitting on the floor, but noticed it was at 65F. Picked it up and moved it to higher ground.
7. The temp is now 70F, with a big sedement layer at the bottom.
What do you think?
I tried to follow the instructions of the kit as best I could, however, they were not the best and fairly vague.
I'm starting to wonder now if I've screwed up though. It's been 16 hours since I put everything into the primary and there is no airlock activity. Is this normal and I just have to wait longer? Or has something happened?
So here's what went on:
1. Put 18L water into carboy (room temp)
2. Boiled 2L of water then added sugar and extract
3. Cooled wort to 80F (proofed yeast for about 10 minutes in 80F water)
4. Added wort to carboy and gave everything a shake
5. Pitched yeast
6. Orignially had the carboy sitting on the floor, but noticed it was at 65F. Picked it up and moved it to higher ground.
7. The temp is now 70F, with a big sedement layer at the bottom.
What do you think?