aholloway17
Member
Hi everyone,
I am new here and new to home brewing though I am not new to beer. I am trying my first batch and I know I have surely screwed up but I need to know how badly.
First, I am making a Christmas Ale, it came as gift. My timing was a little off and so after the malt extract boil was half complete I realized I had not prepared my x-mas spice so I took the boil off the heat quickly boiled the spice and then further cheated by adding a small portion to the spice boil (not the rinsed portion off the spice) and returned the boil to the heat for the remaining time.
Next screw up, I could not find the whirlfloc tablet. This I'm not so concerned with as I don't (think) I mind a very cloudy beer. That was followed by not realizing how fast yeast pours out of the pouch so I lost a good portion (maybe 1/4) I did however rinse the pouch to get something back (or make myself believe I did).
Now its all sitting in the Carboy and its fermenting like crazy! But as I've never done this before I am wondering about the mistakes above and the thick (at the begining) nice beige colored foam that is now turning a nasty greenish color as the yeast does its thing.
So, have I thoroughly destroyed my first batch or is there hope yet?
Thanks,
Allen
I am new here and new to home brewing though I am not new to beer. I am trying my first batch and I know I have surely screwed up but I need to know how badly.
First, I am making a Christmas Ale, it came as gift. My timing was a little off and so after the malt extract boil was half complete I realized I had not prepared my x-mas spice so I took the boil off the heat quickly boiled the spice and then further cheated by adding a small portion to the spice boil (not the rinsed portion off the spice) and returned the boil to the heat for the remaining time.
Next screw up, I could not find the whirlfloc tablet. This I'm not so concerned with as I don't (think) I mind a very cloudy beer. That was followed by not realizing how fast yeast pours out of the pouch so I lost a good portion (maybe 1/4) I did however rinse the pouch to get something back (or make myself believe I did).
Now its all sitting in the Carboy and its fermenting like crazy! But as I've never done this before I am wondering about the mistakes above and the thick (at the begining) nice beige colored foam that is now turning a nasty greenish color as the yeast does its thing.
So, have I thoroughly destroyed my first batch or is there hope yet?
Thanks,
Allen