Hola amigos!
I know, I know. You have probably seen a few of these style posts over the years about new people and their concerns over their 1st brewday process. I'm not concerned, just excited and want to share what I'll be doing! Plus I'd feel like a total homer if I left somehing HUGE out. I'll compensate by taking a bunch of photos this weekend.
Here goes...
1. Smack my yeast pack 3 hrs before pitch time
2. Clean FV, airlock, lid, spoon, hydrometer, wine theif (my turkey baster) & thermometer
3. Steep my grains for about 30 mins on the stove top while my burner gets my full boil pot going
4. Add my "tea" to the kettle on the burner, start brewing when the boil hits
(the brewing process I'll omit, I'm pretty comfortable with the hop additions, DME and stirring, boil overs)
5. Fill FV with Star San solution, add airlock, lid, hydrometer, turkey baster, thermometer & fill up spray bottle w/ solution
6. Add wort chiller for last 15 mins of boil for sanitation
7. Flame out & start wort chiller
8. Allow wort to cool to pitching temp
9. Take everything out of FV and lay on a clean towel
10. Swirl Star San around FV to coat
11. Remove Star San and dump wort into FV
12. Aeriate the wort
13. Take sample and record SG
14. Spray yeast pack with Star San, open & pitch
15. Attach lid, fit airlock & place in my swamp cooler
For those insterested I'll be brewing a Fat Tire clone kit I got fom my LHBS. Can't wait for this weekend!
I know, I know. You have probably seen a few of these style posts over the years about new people and their concerns over their 1st brewday process. I'm not concerned, just excited and want to share what I'll be doing! Plus I'd feel like a total homer if I left somehing HUGE out. I'll compensate by taking a bunch of photos this weekend.
Here goes...
1. Smack my yeast pack 3 hrs before pitch time
2. Clean FV, airlock, lid, spoon, hydrometer, wine theif (my turkey baster) & thermometer
3. Steep my grains for about 30 mins on the stove top while my burner gets my full boil pot going
4. Add my "tea" to the kettle on the burner, start brewing when the boil hits
(the brewing process I'll omit, I'm pretty comfortable with the hop additions, DME and stirring, boil overs)
5. Fill FV with Star San solution, add airlock, lid, hydrometer, turkey baster, thermometer & fill up spray bottle w/ solution
6. Add wort chiller for last 15 mins of boil for sanitation
7. Flame out & start wort chiller
8. Allow wort to cool to pitching temp
9. Take everything out of FV and lay on a clean towel
10. Swirl Star San around FV to coat
11. Remove Star San and dump wort into FV
12. Aeriate the wort
13. Take sample and record SG
14. Spray yeast pack with Star San, open & pitch
15. Attach lid, fit airlock & place in my swamp cooler
For those insterested I'll be brewing a Fat Tire clone kit I got fom my LHBS. Can't wait for this weekend!