Srceenplay
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Made my first beer Sunday. American light ale. Came with the kit I bought. Started at 3:30 and ended about 10:30. They kit I have is for a full boil. Nice big stainless steel pot. Put it on the stove, add six gallons of water and started steeping grains for 30 min while I wait for a boil. About two hours later I thought I was about to have a boil (maybe getting impatient) so took it off the heat and stirred in the extract. After that back to the heat it goes. Now waiting for that rolling boil. Still waiting. Ok now it's about eight o'clock and I notice my water level is dropping and still don't have a rolling boil. Might be called a lite boil. Either way I decide I have to move on. Put in 1/2 ounce of cascade for an hour then another ounce for last minute and a half. Put a wort chiller in with 20 min left of the cook and start to chill at 9. Took about an hour to get it down to 75*. Put it in the carboy. Splash it around good. Pitched yeast. Stopper. Airlock with vodka and done. Wait now gotta carry it downstairs. Then on the walk I see vodka dripping down the airlock into beer. XD
The color is a dark amber color. OG was 48. It is bubbling. temp is 73*
Well not the way I wanted my first to be. I know I Ned a burner now. Stove won't cut it. Any other thoughts?
The color is a dark amber color. OG was 48. It is bubbling. temp is 73*
Well not the way I wanted my first to be. I know I Ned a burner now. Stove won't cut it. Any other thoughts?