Hey peeps,
I've been wanting to brew my own beer for 3 years. I finally went out and got a real kit (not Mr. Beer). 6.5 gallon fermentor bucket, 6.5 gallon better bottle (I have a 2 1/2 year old, so the glass carboy sounded too dangerous to take the chance), airlock, auto siphon, and all the fixins. I even picked up a thief. Brew day went normal, besides the fact that I miscalculated the boil, and came up with 4 gallons of wort, instead of 5. I pitched German liquid Ale yeast at room temperature like my LHBS guy told me, and the fermentation is going great (as far as I can tell).
I'm not worried about the brew, but I was wondering if you might know the effect it would have on the brew since I put 5 gallons worth of ingredients and yeast into 4 gallons of post-boil liquid?
Oh, and thanks for being there for me everyday 2 weeks before my first brew day! This site is awesome!
I've been wanting to brew my own beer for 3 years. I finally went out and got a real kit (not Mr. Beer). 6.5 gallon fermentor bucket, 6.5 gallon better bottle (I have a 2 1/2 year old, so the glass carboy sounded too dangerous to take the chance), airlock, auto siphon, and all the fixins. I even picked up a thief. Brew day went normal, besides the fact that I miscalculated the boil, and came up with 4 gallons of wort, instead of 5. I pitched German liquid Ale yeast at room temperature like my LHBS guy told me, and the fermentation is going great (as far as I can tell).
I'm not worried about the brew, but I was wondering if you might know the effect it would have on the brew since I put 5 gallons worth of ingredients and yeast into 4 gallons of post-boil liquid?
Oh, and thanks for being there for me everyday 2 weeks before my first brew day! This site is awesome!