bennychico11
Well-Known Member
Hi all-
I received a basic starter kit as a Christmas gift. I was so excited to start that I didn't hesitate and went out to purchase a few more things that weren't included in the kit that I knew I would need (ended up spending more than the gift/kit was worth...but I've been planning on brewing for awhile anyway).
The kit used malt extract so after a little bit of reading (and trying to decipher the instructions that were included), I dove in head first this evening. Everything seemed to go pretty smoothly, but this being my first time, I'm not exactly sure how the wort is supposed to look/smell as I'm doing this all. There were only a few things that have me worried about how this first batch is going to turn out:
1) I'm worried about whether or not I cleaned everything thoroughly enough or if I recontaminated some things while brewing.
2) During rehydration of the yeast packet I was told to add a little bit of the wort. Unfortunately I missed the direction that the wort was supposed to be cooled first so I'm wondering if I've killed off my yeast before I even got going. Should I be worried?
I'm betting there might have been some other steps I should be worried about but for the first brew it's been fun. It was a great feeling to watch the 'hopefully' soon-to-be-beer being siphoned into the fermenter.
Looking forward to coming back with more updates!
I received a basic starter kit as a Christmas gift. I was so excited to start that I didn't hesitate and went out to purchase a few more things that weren't included in the kit that I knew I would need (ended up spending more than the gift/kit was worth...but I've been planning on brewing for awhile anyway).
The kit used malt extract so after a little bit of reading (and trying to decipher the instructions that were included), I dove in head first this evening. Everything seemed to go pretty smoothly, but this being my first time, I'm not exactly sure how the wort is supposed to look/smell as I'm doing this all. There were only a few things that have me worried about how this first batch is going to turn out:
1) I'm worried about whether or not I cleaned everything thoroughly enough or if I recontaminated some things while brewing.
2) During rehydration of the yeast packet I was told to add a little bit of the wort. Unfortunately I missed the direction that the wort was supposed to be cooled first so I'm wondering if I've killed off my yeast before I even got going. Should I be worried?
I'm betting there might have been some other steps I should be worried about but for the first brew it's been fun. It was a great feeling to watch the 'hopefully' soon-to-be-beer being siphoned into the fermenter.
Looking forward to coming back with more updates!