Deofol
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First brew, and first post. So take it easy on me.
I assume everyones first batch is always a bit "interesting". So here goes... Enjoy the newbness.
Saturday morning I brewed up 1 can of Coopers Real Ale, 2lbs Light Malt extract (dry), and 2.5lbs corn sugar (minus the 3/4 cup for priming). Total liquid volume is around 5.5 gal.
OG 1.053 @ 76 degrees prior to pitching the coopers yeast. Tasted a little of the wort. IMO, it was not bad. A tad sweet, but not bad.
Bubbling like crazy, foam coming out the top of my 7 gal carboy. I assume this is normal, so I just clean the bubbler and keep watching. I guess my question is, was the 2lbs of dry malt extract supposed to be a replacement for the corn sugar, or am I an the right track? My general assumption is this is going to be in the 7% ABV range, which got me worried there was too much of something. :/ Perhaps first time jitters, but dang that is some strong brew.
At any rate, I guess this is the fun of the hobby, seeing what progresses. lol
Bill
I assume everyones first batch is always a bit "interesting". So here goes... Enjoy the newbness.
Saturday morning I brewed up 1 can of Coopers Real Ale, 2lbs Light Malt extract (dry), and 2.5lbs corn sugar (minus the 3/4 cup for priming). Total liquid volume is around 5.5 gal.
OG 1.053 @ 76 degrees prior to pitching the coopers yeast. Tasted a little of the wort. IMO, it was not bad. A tad sweet, but not bad.
Bubbling like crazy, foam coming out the top of my 7 gal carboy. I assume this is normal, so I just clean the bubbler and keep watching. I guess my question is, was the 2lbs of dry malt extract supposed to be a replacement for the corn sugar, or am I an the right track? My general assumption is this is going to be in the 7% ABV range, which got me worried there was too much of something. :/ Perhaps first time jitters, but dang that is some strong brew.
At any rate, I guess this is the fun of the hobby, seeing what progresses. lol
Bill