fbones24
Active Member
I have been reading on this board for the past few weeks and I just brewed my first batch last night. An extract Porter recipe I got with my beer kit.
Everything went realatively smooth for my first time, but I had a few issues and I was hoping I could get an opinion on how these things might effect the final outcome.
1. My wort never really got to a full rolling boil for 60 minutes. I would say it got to a "partial boil" for 45 minutes. I added the other half of my LME with 15 minutes left and it never got to that "partial boil" again;
2. When pitching my yeast, about 1/5 of the yeast spilled on the floor. Really silly accident. Anyway, pitched it at 66 degrees farenheit and now, 24 hours later, my airlock is bubbling away. I assume the spilled yeast is not a big deal; and
3. The fermenter is now registering about 72 degrees farenheit. I am worried that this is too warm for primary fermentation. I live in an apartment and I see no way to get the temp down. Is 72 degrees a problem?
Everything went realatively smooth for my first time, but I had a few issues and I was hoping I could get an opinion on how these things might effect the final outcome.
1. My wort never really got to a full rolling boil for 60 minutes. I would say it got to a "partial boil" for 45 minutes. I added the other half of my LME with 15 minutes left and it never got to that "partial boil" again;
2. When pitching my yeast, about 1/5 of the yeast spilled on the floor. Really silly accident. Anyway, pitched it at 66 degrees farenheit and now, 24 hours later, my airlock is bubbling away. I assume the spilled yeast is not a big deal; and
3. The fermenter is now registering about 72 degrees farenheit. I am worried that this is too warm for primary fermentation. I live in an apartment and I see no way to get the temp down. Is 72 degrees a problem?