bribassguy
New Member
Hey guys,
After a trip to Asheville, NC to visit a few breweries my wife decided to get me a "home" brew kit for my 30th birthday.
It's pretty basic but she did spring for a HUGE 44 QT stainless kettle and a wort chiller. The plan is to grow into the "brew" in a bag kit after a few extract.
The kit came with a Irish Stout kit so I followed the direction on the kit and did a partial boil of the hops and the extract for 60 mins... it's been in the fermentor for a few days now and the bubbles have started to slow down considerable. I am going to take a FG reading in a few days and go from there.
For the Next batch I'd like to try a mini-mash and make a hoegaarden clone. The wife love it and lemonade / sprite on a hot day.
Any tips? I think I'll go with a late extract add this time to keep from getting too dark.
After a trip to Asheville, NC to visit a few breweries my wife decided to get me a "home" brew kit for my 30th birthday.
It's pretty basic but she did spring for a HUGE 44 QT stainless kettle and a wort chiller. The plan is to grow into the "brew" in a bag kit after a few extract.
The kit came with a Irish Stout kit so I followed the direction on the kit and did a partial boil of the hops and the extract for 60 mins... it's been in the fermentor for a few days now and the bubbles have started to slow down considerable. I am going to take a FG reading in a few days and go from there.
For the Next batch I'd like to try a mini-mash and make a hoegaarden clone. The wife love it and lemonade / sprite on a hot day.
Any tips? I think I'll go with a late extract add this time to keep from getting too dark.
