Any advice for a rookie

[benzy4010]

I am brewing a blue moon and a hefewizen? Fermentation temps and lengths or anything else I should know ? Any advice is appreciated

 

[benzy4010]

Can post recipies if needed and equipment I will use

 

[1Mainebrew]

Yup need recipes

 

[agsensi]

Def need blue moon recipe plz and thank you

 

[gmcastil]

In general:

1. Sanitation is huge. Get some StarSan, a 5 gal bucket, and a spray bottle.
2. Temperature control during fermentation is probably the most important thing to making good brews.
3. Learn about yeast pitching rates and how to make yeast starters.
4. Be patient. At minimum, it takes 6-7 weeks to go from grain to glass.

A lot of new brewers are convinced that moving to all-grain brews is the holy grail of making good beer. It isn't.

 

[benzy4010]

http://www.brewmasterswarehouse.com/recipe/31c4f3fd/shoultzmeyer-brewery-orange-witty-monk

And

http://www.brewmasterswarehouse.com/recipe/31c4f3fd/shoultzmeyer-brewery-orange-witty-monk

 

[benzy4010]

And number 2 brew
http://www.brewmasterswarehouse.com/recipe/cdacc780/bee-cave-brewery-bavarian-hefeweizen

 

[Waynep005]

Best advice is have fun when brewing and when drinking.

 

[lgilmore]

Before you turn on the heat, get everything you need ready and set out. Organize yourself. Usually things go wrong if you're seat of the pants-ing it.

 

[homebrewdad]

Not really specific to the beers you are making now, but I put together an article that answers most of the new brewer questions... you might find it useful.

Common Sense for Homebrewers

 

[BamaRooster]

in general:

1. sanitation is huge. Get some starsan, a 5 gal bucket, and a spray bottle.
2. temperature control during fermentation is probably the most important thing to making good brews.
3. learn about yeast pitching rates and how to make yeast starters.
4. be patient. At minimum, it takes 6-7 weeks to go from grain to glass.

a lot of new brewers are convinced that moving to all-grain brews is the holy grail of making good beer. It isn't.

+1

 

[MikeWI]

A spray bottle with starsan is the most useful tool ever invented for brewing. Even after dunking in the starsan bath I tend to giver everything a good misting with sanitizer right before it touches my wort or beer.

Other than that, relax, don't worry, and have a home-brew (or store-bought if you don't have any home-brew yet). It's very hard to ruin your beer to the point that you don't have decent drinkable brew. Good luck!

Mike

 

[benzy4010]

Just the water amounts give me worries/ troubles