crushnbugs
Well-Known Member
Ok so today I made up my first batch of beer, it took me about 3 1/2 hours as I went slow and tried not to screw it up too bad.
It all started out well, I had boiled 3 gallons of water the night before and I had that ready. I started out by cleaning everything and I made up a solution of sanitizer and was very cautions to be sure everything was good before I used it.
I had a couple problems along the way, for starters I ordered the Wyeast activator. Now I never used this stuff before so I tried early in the morning to activate the yeast with the internal pouch and Im still not sure if it was activated or not. I hit it like the instructions said and I put considerable pressure on the pouch but was just not sure how it was to activate or what. It never did blow up and when I opened the package there was a liquid pouch still intact inside. Was this supposed to break open? I tried after I added the yeast to the wort and still was unable to break this sucker open.
So everything was going good untill I added the wrong hops at the wrong times. I added the Spalt first and boiled for 58 minutes and then added the Perle for 2 minutes. At this point I realized I had reversed the order of the Hops. Doha! It still tasted pretty good though…I took a SG reading and if Im reading it right it looked like it was at 1.040? Does that sound about right?
I aerated by pouring back and fourth a number of times and them put the lid on with the airlock in place.
Is this supposed to be in a cooler area? I have the basement which is dry and about 55F or a closet at about 65F and the living area at 70F. Where do I store this stuff at?
Any suggestions are welcomed, its currently in the basement at 55F. I just hope its not too cold for it to ferment.
Thanks !!!
It all started out well, I had boiled 3 gallons of water the night before and I had that ready. I started out by cleaning everything and I made up a solution of sanitizer and was very cautions to be sure everything was good before I used it.
I had a couple problems along the way, for starters I ordered the Wyeast activator. Now I never used this stuff before so I tried early in the morning to activate the yeast with the internal pouch and Im still not sure if it was activated or not. I hit it like the instructions said and I put considerable pressure on the pouch but was just not sure how it was to activate or what. It never did blow up and when I opened the package there was a liquid pouch still intact inside. Was this supposed to break open? I tried after I added the yeast to the wort and still was unable to break this sucker open.
So everything was going good untill I added the wrong hops at the wrong times. I added the Spalt first and boiled for 58 minutes and then added the Perle for 2 minutes. At this point I realized I had reversed the order of the Hops. Doha! It still tasted pretty good though…I took a SG reading and if Im reading it right it looked like it was at 1.040? Does that sound about right?
I aerated by pouring back and fourth a number of times and them put the lid on with the airlock in place.
Is this supposed to be in a cooler area? I have the basement which is dry and about 55F or a closet at about 65F and the living area at 70F. Where do I store this stuff at?
Any suggestions are welcomed, its currently in the basement at 55F. I just hope its not too cold for it to ferment.
Thanks !!!