GCC
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Hey all first post.
Sept 12 for my B-day got all the supplies needed for home brewing, Sept 14 began my first homebrew.
Going to give you the skinny on what happened and with your expertise/experiences let me know what you think, will the brew turn out ok? FYI it was an "easy" Muntons Pilsner recipe for 5 gallons.
#1 I did not anticipate how much the wort would foam/expand during boiling. I was using a 3 gallon pot with 2 gallons of water in it. Added extract and malt.... It boiled over. Transferred a small amount into another pan, that boiled over. Complete mess, needless to say stopped with the boil. Prob had 15 mins to boil instead of the 45-60 the recipe called for but everything was dissolved w/no chunky solids. Will this be bad?
#2 Recipe said to pour hot wort over 3 gallons of ice to cool. I did this and shortly there after I added the yeast (there were still a bunch of ice cubes in primary fermenter and were for a day or two after). Since making this batch I realize putting in yeast when cold is not optimal, but will this harm the final product?
#3 3-4 days went before I noticed activity in the carboy. Is this a bad sign? Since I noticed the activity in the secondary it has been bubblin' like a champ though so I am optimistic things will be ok.....
What do you think?
Thanks for the time.
GCC :rockin:
Sept 12 for my B-day got all the supplies needed for home brewing, Sept 14 began my first homebrew.
Going to give you the skinny on what happened and with your expertise/experiences let me know what you think, will the brew turn out ok? FYI it was an "easy" Muntons Pilsner recipe for 5 gallons.
#1 I did not anticipate how much the wort would foam/expand during boiling. I was using a 3 gallon pot with 2 gallons of water in it. Added extract and malt.... It boiled over. Transferred a small amount into another pan, that boiled over. Complete mess, needless to say stopped with the boil. Prob had 15 mins to boil instead of the 45-60 the recipe called for but everything was dissolved w/no chunky solids. Will this be bad?
#2 Recipe said to pour hot wort over 3 gallons of ice to cool. I did this and shortly there after I added the yeast (there were still a bunch of ice cubes in primary fermenter and were for a day or two after). Since making this batch I realize putting in yeast when cold is not optimal, but will this harm the final product?
#3 3-4 days went before I noticed activity in the carboy. Is this a bad sign? Since I noticed the activity in the secondary it has been bubblin' like a champ though so I am optimistic things will be ok.....
What do you think?
Thanks for the time.
GCC :rockin: