BadMrFrosty
Well-Known Member
Having 4 kit brews under my belt and after taking delivery of my 50 litre stock pot today I thought it was about time I tried to make something a bit random and more exciting. My plan was to make a extract ale that has the same hop character as a pilsner lager but instead of lager yeast use ale yeast. The reason for this is mainly because there is no way I could get it cold enough to ferment lager.
Anyway, a series of errors ensued:
1. My electric stove cannot cope with boiling 26 litres of water. It got up to maybe 70-75 and no further even with the pot over 2 burners
2. My scales were not delivered in time so had to resort to measuring the hops in tablespoons
3. This was my first time using real hops, man do they smell during the boil (or in my case simmer). I love the smell, not sure about the neighbours though.
4. The kettle is so big it wont fit into my sink and we dont have a bath. Guess I am also exploring no chill today
Guess I will have beer at the end of it, who knows how drinkable it will be...
Anyway, a series of errors ensued:
1. My electric stove cannot cope with boiling 26 litres of water. It got up to maybe 70-75 and no further even with the pot over 2 burners
2. My scales were not delivered in time so had to resort to measuring the hops in tablespoons
3. This was my first time using real hops, man do they smell during the boil (or in my case simmer). I love the smell, not sure about the neighbours though.
4. The kettle is so big it wont fit into my sink and we dont have a bath. Guess I am also exploring no chill today
Guess I will have beer at the end of it, who knows how drinkable it will be...