We have a couple guys in our small town that opened up a HB store 2 blocks away from me about 6 months ago. Not quite sure why I didn't notice them until a buddy of mine got a kit for Christmas! Needless to say, we both went down there looking for ideas and supplies, and I ended up with a kit of my own!
Just had my very first brew day today. Based mostly on the recipe from this thread.
Following it to a T for the most part, except I steeped some flaked oats and just added the entire 7lbs of LME to my boil. And I plan on adding some bourbon soaked oak to the secondary. Hoping I didn't make it too complicated for my first run!
I ended the day with a starting gravity of 1.061. Also, my Wyeast 1084 pack never did swell, but I could hear is "sizzling" in there. I pitched anyway at about 72F to start. Hoping to keep it around 68-70F.
Just had my very first brew day today. Based mostly on the recipe from this thread.
Following it to a T for the most part, except I steeped some flaked oats and just added the entire 7lbs of LME to my boil. And I plan on adding some bourbon soaked oak to the secondary. Hoping I didn't make it too complicated for my first run!
I ended the day with a starting gravity of 1.061. Also, my Wyeast 1084 pack never did swell, but I could hear is "sizzling" in there. I pitched anyway at about 72F to start. Hoping to keep it around 68-70F.