Recent content by carolinareaper

It was a pretty decent mess. Hard to say exactly how much was actually lost. Anyhow it's happily bubbling away. I guess I'll find out. I'll definitely watch it more closely next time. Thanks for the help!

Problem is I already added 3.5 gallons.. that why Im wondering if it's worth keeping.

Thanks for the responses. Original batch was for 5 gallons. So I started with 2.5 gallons of water plus ingredients. With boil off I was left with 1 gallon. As for the question on OG, good question and unfortunately I neglected that step. Can I assume it will be extra diluted? @revvy, do...

Followed recipe to the T but had significant boil over. At the end I transferred one gallon of wort into the primary fermentor and added 3.5 gallons of water. Is it worth keeping??

Thanks for the feedback on step 2. Looking at the directions again it should be: 2a. bring to boil 15 minutes 2b. Add Bittering hops 2c. Boil for 45 minutes The part about sitting for 15 minutes was flat out wrong. Thanks to all for pointing that out. For those who were wondering this is a...

Just getting into the hobby and preparing for the first brew. From a high level I've got the following sequence written down: 1.)steep at (160F) 2.)Boil wort (instructions say bring to boil) 3.)Add hops (let sit for 10 minutes) 4.) Rapidly cool (75-77F) For step 2, do I need to bring to...