Noobrew
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Brewed a batch of meade 10 years ago- meh. Then I found a bottle 7 years ago. Excellent. 6 years ago my second batch went off. Hung it up until today. Startrd after my store closed. Mistake 1. My buddy talked me down when I forgot to add the bitters till i was supposed to add the aromas, told me to extend the boil and try dry hopping it. Now he's asleep and I'm worried its taking over an hour and a half to chill a 5 gallon boil with a homemade immersion chiller pumped 60gpm through a closed system with 20' of 1/4 copper. Opened the system to remove the exhaust heat but 90 mins after i turned off the stove its 48* going in, 102* coming out. 20lbs of ice and four trays gone.
Is it taking too long? Should I be worried about contamination? Being anal about the sterilization. How much trub do I want for the dry hop, its a california amber.
Anyone here now to talk me down?
Is it taking too long? Should I be worried about contamination? Being anal about the sterilization. How much trub do I want for the dry hop, its a california amber.
Anyone here now to talk me down?