My 4th or 5th batch now, and I'm hoping I got this right, In the past I usually pitched the yeast while it was too hot, this time I may have did it too cold, among a few other things.
The Rundown:
1.Steeped grains @ exactly 155 degress as the instructions stated. Check
2. Brought to a boil with liquid extract, no boilover, no sticking to pan. Check
3.Cooled down wort with 6 frozen water bottles, just tossed in, forgot to sanitize.Damn!
4. Dropped in fish tank thermometer (sanitized) wort to hot, broke thermometer. Damn!
5.Added more cold water to sink with Ice & Salt. Check
6.Used Thermomenter from the boil (cooking thermometer) Wort now at 58 degress. Damn!
7 Panic. Check
8.Rehydrated yeast in 95 degree water for 10 minutes. looks good. Check
9.Added 3 more cold gallons of water to carboy, now at 50 degrees. Damn !
10. Hydrometer reading of 1.21? (right below the 15% notch), instructions on box said SG should be 1.043 ??.. Damn !
11. Panic. Check
12. Put on Carboy cap with airlock + tubing in water in case of Krausen overflow. Check
13. All Settled in cabinet hours later, temp @ 72 degress. Check
14. Added some frozed water bottles this morning, want temp between 68-70 for American Wheat beer. Check ??
So, please review. 8 checks, & 5 Damns!, and 1 Check??