Recent content by Bizzy1121

thanks i was thinking if i had to boil bought water i may was well boil tap. but our tap here in dallas is a bit hard . :mug:

i bought unopend bottle from the store of ozarka. them put the min the freezer for an hour and half and took them out the freezer and set them in the star san for a second to sanitize the jug and then opened the gallon and pourd in my wort.

my closet stays a bit warmer than the rest of the house. i moved it in the living room where it stays 67. thanks for the tip .

thanks everone for the help i checked my hydrometer and at 68.5 degrees (60 degrees is 0 and 66.6 is +1 ) it read .098 which is 3 points off calibration and my wort was temp was 72 so plus 2. im pretty sure my 10.43 came real close to 1.048.. she is setting at 71 degrees bubbling away...

i bought spring water from the store and put each gallon in my star san before pouring in. dipped each one in my sanitizing bucket as i took them out the freezer. i Was a bit intimidated by the sanitary aspect so i had 2 buckets for sanitizing.

you guys are awesome!! i didnt think it was a huge deal but i will for sure check the my hydrometer for future reference.

Yesterday was my first day to home brew and i absolutely loved it. since this was my first time i decided to pick the easiest clone kit i could find so i settled on a Sol clone kit that was rated easy just to get the feel of things. im not expecting to get life changing good beer out of this but...