JohnnyWash1
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Hello everybody--
I'm hailing from the Pacific Northwest, home to lots of wonderful brews. I'm a dedicated hophead, and have tried (unsuccessfully) to brew my own beer 3 times. First batch, I killed the yeast (pitched too early--had no idea what I was doing). Second batch was from a can and the yeast was TERRIBLE--very little activity and ended with a malt bomb that was probably around 1020-1025 FG. Third time I got the recipe alright, but because I was trying to boil a 3 gallon wort using a cheap stovetop burner, the boil ended up being 3 hours. It took almost 2 hours to get up to near boiling (approx 200*). That beer, with the crazy amounts of hops and the ridiculous boil ended up being incredibly bitter.
So, I have a new burner on the way (thanks to the suggestions on this forum, I went Bayou SQ14) and look forward to brewing success this time around!
I'm hailing from the Pacific Northwest, home to lots of wonderful brews. I'm a dedicated hophead, and have tried (unsuccessfully) to brew my own beer 3 times. First batch, I killed the yeast (pitched too early--had no idea what I was doing). Second batch was from a can and the yeast was TERRIBLE--very little activity and ended with a malt bomb that was probably around 1020-1025 FG. Third time I got the recipe alright, but because I was trying to boil a 3 gallon wort using a cheap stovetop burner, the boil ended up being 3 hours. It took almost 2 hours to get up to near boiling (approx 200*). That beer, with the crazy amounts of hops and the ridiculous boil ended up being incredibly bitter.
So, I have a new burner on the way (thanks to the suggestions on this forum, I went Bayou SQ14) and look forward to brewing success this time around!