kingofmalkier
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I hope this is the appropriate forum for this, but I've already talked my coworkers' and SWMBO's ears off and I figured it would be impossible to talk too much about brewing here.
I learned a lot about how to make the brew process more difficult for myself when I started on the 6'th. Boil appeared to go pretty well, but I hadn't planned well enough for the cooling/transferring piece; I was too focused on the boil. Mainly it took forever to cool and I didn't really aerate at all. I don't think either problem will be too severe (RDWHAH) but I can certainly do better next time.
I refused to get worried when 24 hours had passed and I basically just had a big jar of brown water. Thankfully the next morning I got this:
Just Getting Started by king0fmalkier, on Flickr
I was so relieved to see anything happening, working with the theory that even slow progress would allow me to be patient and wait for the yeast to work. With no progress I was starting to think maybe I needed to do something - thankfully I just kept waiting.
Things kept going and I awoke this morning to find this:
Krausen by king0fmalkier, on Flickr
I'm assuming there will be at least some effect from the slow start, but I wouldn't be surprised if I don't notice it at all. I enjoy all kinds of beers, but I don't think I can say "this is at least 17 IBUs below proper IPA standards." I can say "Why the bananas?" so hopefully it doesn't come to that.
Lastly, I'm fortunate enough that SWMBO supports this hobby (she brewed with her father as a kid) and so I was allowed to purchase these beautiful little babies.
New Corny 2.5G Kegs by king0fmalkier, on Flickr
I can't wait to fill 'em up. I think I'm going to try force carbing one and conditioning the other with sugar to see if one method works better/tastes better.
PS: The first time I heard a bubble *pop* out of the blowoff tube, I reacted exactly the same as my sister-in-law feeling her baby kick for the first time. Anyone else have that happen?
I learned a lot about how to make the brew process more difficult for myself when I started on the 6'th. Boil appeared to go pretty well, but I hadn't planned well enough for the cooling/transferring piece; I was too focused on the boil. Mainly it took forever to cool and I didn't really aerate at all. I don't think either problem will be too severe (RDWHAH) but I can certainly do better next time.
I refused to get worried when 24 hours had passed and I basically just had a big jar of brown water. Thankfully the next morning I got this:
Just Getting Started by king0fmalkier, on Flickr
I was so relieved to see anything happening, working with the theory that even slow progress would allow me to be patient and wait for the yeast to work. With no progress I was starting to think maybe I needed to do something - thankfully I just kept waiting.
Things kept going and I awoke this morning to find this:
Krausen by king0fmalkier, on Flickr
I'm assuming there will be at least some effect from the slow start, but I wouldn't be surprised if I don't notice it at all. I enjoy all kinds of beers, but I don't think I can say "this is at least 17 IBUs below proper IPA standards." I can say "Why the bananas?" so hopefully it doesn't come to that.
Lastly, I'm fortunate enough that SWMBO supports this hobby (she brewed with her father as a kid) and so I was allowed to purchase these beautiful little babies.
New Corny 2.5G Kegs by king0fmalkier, on Flickr
I can't wait to fill 'em up. I think I'm going to try force carbing one and conditioning the other with sugar to see if one method works better/tastes better.
PS: The first time I heard a bubble *pop* out of the blowoff tube, I reacted exactly the same as my sister-in-law feeling her baby kick for the first time. Anyone else have that happen?