OnTheLevelBrewing
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Hello,
I didn't want to post this because it is extremely embarrassing. But alas..
I started researching homebrewing about a week ago, and today I got antsy and bought all the stuff and rushed into the cook..
Rather than try to explain why/how I screwed up I'll just state the facts.
I only used 2lb DME..
I only used 1/2 a gallon during the boiling process instead of a whole gallon because I brainfarted and thought 8 cups was a gallon.
Also my roommate keeps the salt and pepper on top of the stove and at about 32 minutes into the 60 minute boil, the pepper shake fell in the boil... Yeah... I know.... I got it out quickly and I don't think much, if any, pepper got into the brew.
So after 60 minutes and 3 oz of hop pellets later, I put it in the fermentation bucket and filled it up to 5 gallons with water.
So my question now is...
Will it even ferment with such little DME, and will the lack of water in the boiling process be a major issue?
Basically, should I just start over?
I didn't want to post this because it is extremely embarrassing. But alas..
I started researching homebrewing about a week ago, and today I got antsy and bought all the stuff and rushed into the cook..
Rather than try to explain why/how I screwed up I'll just state the facts.
I only used 2lb DME..
I only used 1/2 a gallon during the boiling process instead of a whole gallon because I brainfarted and thought 8 cups was a gallon.
Also my roommate keeps the salt and pepper on top of the stove and at about 32 minutes into the 60 minute boil, the pepper shake fell in the boil... Yeah... I know.... I got it out quickly and I don't think much, if any, pepper got into the brew.
So after 60 minutes and 3 oz of hop pellets later, I put it in the fermentation bucket and filled it up to 5 gallons with water.
So my question now is...
Will it even ferment with such little DME, and will the lack of water in the boiling process be a major issue?
Basically, should I just start over?