I brewed on Saturday but it was my first brew in 9 years. I did an all-grain American Pale Ale. I know I converted but I'm not sure how efficient my mash was...I topped off the carboy with about 1.5 gallons of Spring Water and tried to agitate the carboy before I took the sample but I think my sample was diluted because the gravity of my sample was way low (then I remembered about getting bad gravity readings when I top off the carboy like this). The color seems about right and I had 1 bubble/10 seconds within about 4-6 hours of pitching...and better than 1 bubble/second when I woke up the next day. Stayed at about the same rate all day then slowed a bit last night...this morning it's at about 1 bubble/8 seconds.
I may have gone a tiny bit too far with the hops but we'll see. I thought my Cascade hops were 5% but later realized they are 7%...woopsie.
Pils this Saturday! Then Oatmeal Stout the next Saturday!
Breiss Carmel 10 - 8 oz
Breiss Flaked Wheat 8 oz
Carmel Vienna 4 oz
Wheat Liquid Extract 3 lb 4 oz
2 Row 2 lbs
Wheat DME 2 lbs
Williamette pellets 1.5 oz @ 60
White Labs Belgian Wit w/ 500 ml starter
Second Brew:
2 Row - 2 lbs
Amber DME 4 lbs 8 oz
Carmel 60 - 14.2 oz
Flaked Oats -14.2 oz
Simpsons Chocolate -3.3 oz
Breiss Victory - 6.6 oz
Fuggles 1 oz @ 60
Kent goldings 1 oz @15
One 11 gram Nottingham - rehydrated
The first brew is my attempt at BierMuncher's SWMBO slayer. The second is my attempt at Lil'Sparky's Nut Brown. I tasted a little after taking the O.G. reading. They both tasted fantastic. It was a long, but enjoyable day. I can't wait for them to finish.