So after lurking Homebrewtalk for 2.5-3 years I finally pulled the trigger on
some ingredients and made a somple amber ale with Hallertauer hops and
Nottingham yeast. First observation is I respect all homebrewers, as even
a simple extract brew is an awful lot of work. I can't imagine any other
hobby where a guy can be passionate about it even though he has to
clean up at the beginning and end! Anyway about my brew, I bought
all my ingredients from Midwest, which seems like a good place to order
from. For a fermenter I used a Deer Park water bottle. They recently
changed the plastic for their bottles to PET (#1), so I am thinking it will
be fine. I wish I had a bag for the hops during the boil but I did not.
They were loose in the wort, and they still are. When fermentation is
complete I will be evaporating the alcohol out for a nonalcoholic beer.
I know there are quite a few naysayers on here who have given theory
about how it is impossible but there are others who have posted in these
forums that they have done this and reported good experiences and even
though their methods don't qualify as scientific proof I choose the believe
them. My biggest concern for now is Notty is supposed to be a beast
and mine seems to be acting like a *****cat! I brewed on friday and
see a little white foam at the top, not a pellicle as far as I can tell,
and I have heard volcano like stories about Nottingham putting brew
on peoples' ceilings. I have another packet. Should I re-pitch or just
wait another day (that would be 72 hrs)?
some ingredients and made a somple amber ale with Hallertauer hops and
Nottingham yeast. First observation is I respect all homebrewers, as even
a simple extract brew is an awful lot of work. I can't imagine any other
hobby where a guy can be passionate about it even though he has to
clean up at the beginning and end! Anyway about my brew, I bought
all my ingredients from Midwest, which seems like a good place to order
from. For a fermenter I used a Deer Park water bottle. They recently
changed the plastic for their bottles to PET (#1), so I am thinking it will
be fine. I wish I had a bag for the hops during the boil but I did not.
They were loose in the wort, and they still are. When fermentation is
complete I will be evaporating the alcohol out for a nonalcoholic beer.
I know there are quite a few naysayers on here who have given theory
about how it is impossible but there are others who have posted in these
forums that they have done this and reported good experiences and even
though their methods don't qualify as scientific proof I choose the believe
them. My biggest concern for now is Notty is supposed to be a beast
and mine seems to be acting like a *****cat! I brewed on friday and
see a little white foam at the top, not a pellicle as far as I can tell,
and I have heard volcano like stories about Nottingham putting brew
on peoples' ceilings. I have another packet. Should I re-pitch or just
wait another day (that would be 72 hrs)?