Thomas_S
Member
I built a kegerator last year and have had some local breweries on tap. I always wanted to brew my own and finally got everything I needed.
Went with the AIH Bell's Oberon extract clone. Everything went smoothly. It took me about 3 hours from start to finished and cleaned up. Most time was spent heating and cooling (no wort chiller yet).
OG was 1.050, which is close to the 1.053 the kit advertises. May have put a touch too much water when topping off the fermenter.
Currently I am using a bottling bucket as a primary fermenter with a blow off tube. I probably don't need the blow off but I didn't want my first brew to blow the top. I plan on transferring to a 5 gallon keg late next week (as long as the FG is close). I know this will probably be too early but I don't think I can wait much longer for my first brew. I only have 1 tap currently and plan on brewing my next right away. It will have more time to sit and condition.
I will keep this post updated with my first brew progress.
And who doesn't like pics...
Went with the AIH Bell's Oberon extract clone. Everything went smoothly. It took me about 3 hours from start to finished and cleaned up. Most time was spent heating and cooling (no wort chiller yet).
OG was 1.050, which is close to the 1.053 the kit advertises. May have put a touch too much water when topping off the fermenter.
Currently I am using a bottling bucket as a primary fermenter with a blow off tube. I probably don't need the blow off but I didn't want my first brew to blow the top. I plan on transferring to a 5 gallon keg late next week (as long as the FG is close). I know this will probably be too early but I don't think I can wait much longer for my first brew. I only have 1 tap currently and plan on brewing my next right away. It will have more time to sit and condition.
I will keep this post updated with my first brew progress.
And who doesn't like pics...