Hi, Just started home brewing.
Did my first brew about two months ago -- an Amber Ale from a Bewer's Best recipe kit (DME). That turned out Ok, but it tasted slightly corny maybe to me which didn't surprise me since I had trouble getting the wort temperature down for pitching. I read something called DMS develops if you don't cool it quickly enough.
Last weekend I did another extract kit for a HopNog 2018 American IPA (LME) -- this time with a 25' copper immersion chiller. That brought it down to 70F in about 15 minutes, but I screwed it up in the boil when I dumped ALL the hops in at the start (bitterring starting hops and the other stuff).
Maybe it'll taste... interestingly.
This time though, fermentation is a lot less vigorous. Looks like this when I took a peek, and there are bubbles forming like volcanic mud. Smells great though!
Last time, the fermentation escaped through the airlock!
Did my first brew about two months ago -- an Amber Ale from a Bewer's Best recipe kit (DME). That turned out Ok, but it tasted slightly corny maybe to me which didn't surprise me since I had trouble getting the wort temperature down for pitching. I read something called DMS develops if you don't cool it quickly enough.
Last weekend I did another extract kit for a HopNog 2018 American IPA (LME) -- this time with a 25' copper immersion chiller. That brought it down to 70F in about 15 minutes, but I screwed it up in the boil when I dumped ALL the hops in at the start (bitterring starting hops and the other stuff).
Maybe it'll taste... interestingly.
This time though, fermentation is a lot less vigorous. Looks like this when I took a peek, and there are bubbles forming like volcanic mud. Smells great though!
Last time, the fermentation escaped through the airlock!