avaserfi
Well-Known Member
Saturday when I was visiting my folks in Dallas I went to Homebrew HQ and walked away the proud owner of their fancy pants deluxe brew kit (plastic carboys). It came with a Thomas Coopers Brewmaster IPA and 2 lbs of DME as well. I was originally planning on making up YooperBrew's DFH 60 minute clone as my first batch, but since I had the kit and zero experience and/or anyone around I know of who could help I decided to try my luck with the kit first. The clone will be next. Everything went well, I think? I used bleach, water and vinegar as a sanitizer after washing all my gear.
The concoction measured with an OG of 1.056 (there is no recommended OG or FG as far as I can see) and is sitting in a dark closet at 72 degrees or so. When I took the gravity reading I tasted the concoction out of curiosity. It was hoppy and far more malty than I expected. Then I remembered sugar is food for yeast . I think it will ferment well, hopefully no infection gets me!
Thanks for all the help and recommendations, I am sure I will need more in the future!
The concoction measured with an OG of 1.056 (there is no recommended OG or FG as far as I can see) and is sitting in a dark closet at 72 degrees or so. When I took the gravity reading I tasted the concoction out of curiosity. It was hoppy and far more malty than I expected. Then I remembered sugar is food for yeast . I think it will ferment well, hopefully no infection gets me!
Thanks for all the help and recommendations, I am sure I will need more in the future!