Gunslinger711
Well-Known Member
The weather was nice enough here in Indiana for me to try a boil outside in my garage using a turkey fryer so that's what I did. Brewing up a milk stout from Brewer's Best. I plan to primary for 2 weeks, then drop in cocoa nibs and vanilla beans soaked in bourbon for my secondary.
Brew Day observations:
---Brewing on propane yields a much faster boil but possibly less control (vs an electric stove) as I did have some burnt extract on the bottom of my brew pot.
---When you start a boil, make sure it's good and boiling. I got mine boiling, then added the DME, lactose, and maltodextrine then need another 5-10 minutes fiddling around with the temperature settings to get back to boiling but not boil over (see previous comment about less control and burnt extract).
---Totally blew past the 150 needed for my steeping grains and got it stabilized around 180 for 20 minutes. At this point I'm thinking I just need more time on the propane to dial in my control
---I cannot wait to get an immersion chiller as this "sink full of ice" is for the birds.
---OG was at 1.052, recipe called for 1.057-1.064, not too worried about it though
---I'll be keeping this one in a downstairs closet as opposed to my upstairs closet where temps stay in the 60's, upper 50's at times
Overall:
More time with the propane burner is needed to fine tune control, but I do love the quicker boil time.
Pictures to follow.
Brew Day observations:
---Brewing on propane yields a much faster boil but possibly less control (vs an electric stove) as I did have some burnt extract on the bottom of my brew pot.
---When you start a boil, make sure it's good and boiling. I got mine boiling, then added the DME, lactose, and maltodextrine then need another 5-10 minutes fiddling around with the temperature settings to get back to boiling but not boil over (see previous comment about less control and burnt extract).
---Totally blew past the 150 needed for my steeping grains and got it stabilized around 180 for 20 minutes. At this point I'm thinking I just need more time on the propane to dial in my control
---I cannot wait to get an immersion chiller as this "sink full of ice" is for the birds.
---OG was at 1.052, recipe called for 1.057-1.064, not too worried about it though
---I'll be keeping this one in a downstairs closet as opposed to my upstairs closet where temps stay in the 60's, upper 50's at times
Overall:
More time with the propane burner is needed to fine tune control, but I do love the quicker boil time.
Pictures to follow.