timduncan200021
Well-Known Member
Hey how's it going? So for Xmas the wife surprised me and got me a mr beer setup, pretty big surprise considering how against homebrewing she has been in the past to even obtain a mr beer. I've Lurked around here long enough to read all the stickies and obtain a basic knowledge even with the lack of a kit to put theory to practice. I know a mr beer is a joke as far as serious homebrewing goes but I look at it as an important first step in convincing the wife that I need a nice 5 gl setup.
For my first brew I took a trip to my lhbs and bought a 1lb bag of muntons light dme and just on impulse bought a bag of brewers best conditioning tablets for the bottling process. That place is like a toy store! Anyways I came home sanitized thoroughly and started mixing in 1 lb of DME to my 4 cups of spring water and brought it to a boil. Right before it foamed over I removed it from heat and lowered heat a little and then returned the pot to heat and let it boil for 10 mins. I then removed it from hear and mixed in the can of mr beer American classic light HME. Added it to mr beer, topped off with cool ozarka spring water, stirred vigorously and then pitched yeast all as per mr beer instructions. It is now sitting in a pantry for the time being until it can be moved to final resting place in my closet with a temp generally between 70-75 degrees.
I did have one question though what is the recommended timeline for this brew? I've heard people say 2/2/2 and others that say different. Any advice?
I am extremely happy to finally join the HB rank (albeit with a mr beer) and am looking forward to seeing how this batch turns out. I will most likely be upgrading to a real set up shortly and am looking forward to being a fixture here picking everyone's brains.
For my first brew I took a trip to my lhbs and bought a 1lb bag of muntons light dme and just on impulse bought a bag of brewers best conditioning tablets for the bottling process. That place is like a toy store! Anyways I came home sanitized thoroughly and started mixing in 1 lb of DME to my 4 cups of spring water and brought it to a boil. Right before it foamed over I removed it from heat and lowered heat a little and then returned the pot to heat and let it boil for 10 mins. I then removed it from hear and mixed in the can of mr beer American classic light HME. Added it to mr beer, topped off with cool ozarka spring water, stirred vigorously and then pitched yeast all as per mr beer instructions. It is now sitting in a pantry for the time being until it can be moved to final resting place in my closet with a temp generally between 70-75 degrees.
I did have one question though what is the recommended timeline for this brew? I've heard people say 2/2/2 and others that say different. Any advice?
I am extremely happy to finally join the HB rank (albeit with a mr beer) and am looking forward to seeing how this batch turns out. I will most likely be upgrading to a real set up shortly and am looking forward to being a fixture here picking everyone's brains.