First Batch

[PaulieandPeach]

Justed pitched the yeast on my first 5 gallon batch. Forgot to take an OG. But Recipes was simple.
8 oz of Melanoidin Malt steeped for 30min @ 170 degrees
3.3lb can of Muntons Amber Extract
2 lbs Muntons light DME
1 oz of Liberty hops @ 30min
1 oz Liberty hops @ 15min
6grams of dry Muntons Ale Yeast (Hydrated in 100 degree water and cooled to fermenting temp)

Cooled wort in ice bath to 70 degrees.

Place in Glass 6 gallon Carboy. started bubbling within 12 hrs. fermented with foam for 36 hrs. Foam started to disapate at 48 hrs bubbling slowed to once every 35 seconds. Beer is cloudy with skim layer of foam.

How is it going? Advice from here?

 

[ChshreCat]

Sounds good. You might shoot for a lower temp next time as 70 is just a bit on the high side. The beer will warm itself up as it ferments, so if you can start in the 60's and try to keep ambient temperature of where you store the fermenter in the low 60's you'll be happier with the end product. You can also hydrate your yeast in the same temp water as you're going to chill your wort to for pitching. I think 100 is a bit warm.

So far it looks like it's chugging along. The cloudiness will settle out over the next couple weeks. You can choose to rack to a secondary fermenter after the fermentation is done, or just keep it in primary for a total of 3 or 4 weeks and then bottle. It's up to you (and a subject of many posts and debates on here if you want to search and read up on it) but either way you choose to do it... you'll probably be right.

 

[Dalarast]

Good job buddy! Sounds like you did fine and your now in the waiting game... My advice would be to go ahead and plan your next batch so whenever you go to a secondary or go to bottling you have something lined up in the pipeline so you will have constant brew in your future!

Welcome to the addiction!

 

[ChshreCat]

I knew I was forgetting something!

+1 on getting the pipline going now!

 

[PaulieandPeach]

Thanks for the advice. Cant wait to taste it. And I am already planning the next brew.