Brewing my first batch

[jonnyp1980]

Last 15 min of boiling as we speak getting ready to drop the last of my hops...got my homemade chiller on stand by...will post pics when im finished....the smell is intoxicating....love hops...cheers!

 

[bige9920]

looking forward to see! what did you brew?

 

[jonnyp1980]

IPA..with extra hops come secondary time

 

[bige9920]

ooooo delish! i just brewed an IPA as well! :rockin:

 

[bige9920]

oh and my buddy grows hops and he places 1 cascade, or a piece of one, in each bottle when he bottles... yummy

 

[jonnyp1980]

ooooo delish! i just brewed an IPA as well! :rockin:

Nice!

 

[jonnyp1980]

wort chiller is beyond amazing brought temp down from 212 ish down to 118 in like 2 min lol....PUMPED!!

 

[jonnyp1980]

The whole brewing experience is done, everything went according to plan. Only issue if there was one was a little burn at the bottom of the kettle but wasnt done during the steeping. starting OG is 1.06, smells great. sleeping in ferment bucket a starting temp of mid 60s house thermometer kept at 65. and now......i wait... pics to follow.

 

[jonnyp1980]

My first brewing experience pics

Before i put the cap on

 

[jonnyp1980]

Hopefully everything comes out ok will keep updates on how this baby turns out..thanks for all the help and advice..

 

[barneygumble]

I'm sure it will be fine, but did you drop the wort chiller into the kettle for the last 10 mins of boil or so?

 

[jonnyp1980]

I'm sure it will be fine, but did you drop the wort chiller into the kettle for the last 10 mins of boil or so?

I sanitized first so i wouldnt have too..but put it in a few minutes before the boil ended

 

[barneygumble]

I sanitized first so i wouldnt have too..but put it in a few minutes before the boil ended

 

[jonnyp1980]

After just about the seven day mark I put a bottle in the fridge just to gauge where my beautiful fist batch was at. Moderate carbonation and damn was it tasty. For an IPA it's beyond my wildest dreams lol. It's right up there taste wise like a hops devil. Amazing considering I boiled it down a tad further and dry hopped it. I'm saving this recipe and will improve on it. Perhaps an extra pound of fermentable sugar and make it imperial or something. Thank you for to all of you and to this website for giving me a massive amount of info to cram my brain with.

 

[jonnyp1980]

Will post a picture when it is fully ready as a token of thanks