EamusCatuli
Well-Known Member
Heya!
So here I am as a newbie to brewing with questions im sure you have all heard before. I just started brewing my own beer with what im sure is the at most basic approach ( no 2nd ferementer, etc.) and im about 90% sure that the beer wont come out right. My American Style Pale Ale has had a few bumps in the road of its creation:
Too much time spent heating the grains (took almost 45 minutes to reach about 170 F);
Possible contamination due to accidental drops of foreign liquid (No-Rinse Cleaner, etc) in the Primary fermenter;
Forgot to stir in yeast! It just sat sprinkled on top of the batch before closing the lid for primary fermentation! ;
Stopped bubbling after just 2-3 days (bad?);
Temperature was never kept at constant of 70 F, instead, varied between 68-72 and even hit a low of 66 F at one point
.....I have not tasted the beer yet as it is aging and im cautiously optomistic. Any comments or advice for this, or my future batches?
Thanks everyone!
Cheers
So here I am as a newbie to brewing with questions im sure you have all heard before. I just started brewing my own beer with what im sure is the at most basic approach ( no 2nd ferementer, etc.) and im about 90% sure that the beer wont come out right. My American Style Pale Ale has had a few bumps in the road of its creation:
Too much time spent heating the grains (took almost 45 minutes to reach about 170 F);
Possible contamination due to accidental drops of foreign liquid (No-Rinse Cleaner, etc) in the Primary fermenter;
Forgot to stir in yeast! It just sat sprinkled on top of the batch before closing the lid for primary fermentation! ;
Stopped bubbling after just 2-3 days (bad?);
Temperature was never kept at constant of 70 F, instead, varied between 68-72 and even hit a low of 66 F at one point
.....I have not tasted the beer yet as it is aging and im cautiously optomistic. Any comments or advice for this, or my future batches?
Thanks everyone!
Cheers