brew4thewife
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Well I accomplished my first batch and it turned out well. It was a Honey Brown Ale. I found out the hard way that my stove and the SS pot I have don't work well. So out to the side burner of our grill I went to finish up the process. Even the side burner had a hard time keeping the wort at a rolling boil. Not sure what I need to get to be able to continue brewing. It took me over 4hrs to brew my first batch. Hopefully now that I have an understanding and better idea of what I need to do it will go smoother and faster.
One thing I messed up on is when I added the bottling sugar. I didn't mix it up. I was in such a hurry to get it bottled that I just dumped the sugar mix in the batch and started to bottle. Needless to say some of the bottles had a nice head when you opened them up and some didn't have any and then there were those that kind of erupted after you took the top off. But all in all they all tasted great.
Thanks for all the help and great information.
One thing I messed up on is when I added the bottling sugar. I didn't mix it up. I was in such a hurry to get it bottled that I just dumped the sugar mix in the batch and started to bottle. Needless to say some of the bottles had a nice head when you opened them up and some didn't have any and then there were those that kind of erupted after you took the top off. But all in all they all tasted great.
Thanks for all the help and great information.