TsunamiBeer
Well-Known Member
So I just finished brewing my first batch of beer and I thought I would share some observations and ask a question or two.
I brewed in the house and the house smells like a brewery. Not that it is good or bad, it just does.
I had an epiphany when we finished the steeping of the specialty grains and opened the bottle of LME and they smelled the same. It was one of those Ah Ha moments for a new brewer.
From start to finish took nearly 3.5 hours. The cooling of the wort took less time than expected. I had 3 gals of brewing liquid and use an ice bath followed by a few fresh sinks of cold water. From boil to 80 deg took 20 minutes.
SG came out perfect for the Autumn Amber from Midwest at 1.043. Using muntons dry yeast.
Feel free to ask questions.
I have one. It takes ~20 minutes to get to steeping temp. Then 30-40 minutes steeping. Then you add LME and take it to boil. Another 25 minutes there. Then boil for an hour.
So my question is....Can you boil the hops in a separate pot, then add it to the steeped and mixed malt liquid or is there something about boiling the malt with the hops that makes it come out different?
If it can be done separately, then an hour of brew time can be saved.
I brewed in the house and the house smells like a brewery. Not that it is good or bad, it just does.
I had an epiphany when we finished the steeping of the specialty grains and opened the bottle of LME and they smelled the same. It was one of those Ah Ha moments for a new brewer.
From start to finish took nearly 3.5 hours. The cooling of the wort took less time than expected. I had 3 gals of brewing liquid and use an ice bath followed by a few fresh sinks of cold water. From boil to 80 deg took 20 minutes.
SG came out perfect for the Autumn Amber from Midwest at 1.043. Using muntons dry yeast.
Feel free to ask questions.
I have one. It takes ~20 minutes to get to steeping temp. Then 30-40 minutes steeping. Then you add LME and take it to boil. Another 25 minutes there. Then boil for an hour.
So my question is....Can you boil the hops in a separate pot, then add it to the steeped and mixed malt liquid or is there something about boiling the malt with the hops that makes it come out different?
If it can be done separately, then an hour of brew time can be saved.