mazasmusings
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I was in my local DIY store on Saturday and picked up a starter kit they put together for $90, which includes all of the fermenting and bottling equipment along with the recipe and ingredients for American Brown Ale, complete with step-by-step instructions. Got home, sanitized, then realized the pot I intended to use in to make my wort was only a 2 gallon pot.
Stupidly instead of being patient and waiting until I bought a bigger pot, I decided to attempt to make a half batch by cutting all of the ingredients in half.
I steeped the grain, then brought the water to a boil and added the Perle hops in the muslin bag as directed and then set a timer for 45 minutes, as the directions said to remove the pot at 45 minutes in order to add the malt extract. However, I checked on it about 35-40 minutes in and all of the water was burned off and a thick, brown goop was burning to the bottom of the pot.
What did I do wrong? Should I have cut the time for the in half too?
Stupidly instead of being patient and waiting until I bought a bigger pot, I decided to attempt to make a half batch by cutting all of the ingredients in half.
I steeped the grain, then brought the water to a boil and added the Perle hops in the muslin bag as directed and then set a timer for 45 minutes, as the directions said to remove the pot at 45 minutes in order to add the malt extract. However, I checked on it about 35-40 minutes in and all of the water was burned off and a thick, brown goop was burning to the bottom of the pot.
What did I do wrong? Should I have cut the time for the in half too?