animus_divinus
Well-Known Member
well.. ive finally finished my wee heavy, caramelized beautifully too... heres the recipe i used
(for 1 gallon)
3lbs golden promise
2.5 ounces roasted barley
.25 ounces fuggles hops
half vial of white labs edinburgh yeast
i steeped the grains for an hour to mash.. rinsed them off as usual, first three cups of runoff i poured into a sauce pan and started a violent boil, meanwhile i started the main wort boil with the fuggles added
about 40 minutes into boiling, i poured the caramelized mixture from the sauce pan in with the main wort, and let it boil for 20 minutes more
after cooling, i poured half a vial of the yeast in
at this point.. i was worried.. i had actually forgotten to rinse the fermentatino vessel after sterilyzing with iodine.. so i was worried it wouldnt ferment
this morning i went down and it was bubbling out.. bubbling all over the place.. i didnt even fill my gallon container all the way up, and its just bubbling everywhere.. the airlock was NO help
at this point i took my syphon hose and shoved it into the top of my rubber stopper where the airlock went.. it fits snug with no leaks.. fed the rest of the hose into an empty 1 gallon container of spring water and filled it half way up... this new setup is bubbling beautifully, and the runoff is comfortably draining into the gallon jug.. i believe im in the clear now
is there anything i should watch out for?.. or do y'all think im clear too with my runoff setup?
ill let everyone know how this simple, practically SMASH wee heavy turns out.
(for 1 gallon)
3lbs golden promise
2.5 ounces roasted barley
.25 ounces fuggles hops
half vial of white labs edinburgh yeast
i steeped the grains for an hour to mash.. rinsed them off as usual, first three cups of runoff i poured into a sauce pan and started a violent boil, meanwhile i started the main wort boil with the fuggles added
about 40 minutes into boiling, i poured the caramelized mixture from the sauce pan in with the main wort, and let it boil for 20 minutes more
after cooling, i poured half a vial of the yeast in
at this point.. i was worried.. i had actually forgotten to rinse the fermentatino vessel after sterilyzing with iodine.. so i was worried it wouldnt ferment
this morning i went down and it was bubbling out.. bubbling all over the place.. i didnt even fill my gallon container all the way up, and its just bubbling everywhere.. the airlock was NO help
at this point i took my syphon hose and shoved it into the top of my rubber stopper where the airlock went.. it fits snug with no leaks.. fed the rest of the hose into an empty 1 gallon container of spring water and filled it half way up... this new setup is bubbling beautifully, and the runoff is comfortably draining into the gallon jug.. i believe im in the clear now
is there anything i should watch out for?.. or do y'all think im clear too with my runoff setup?
ill let everyone know how this simple, practically SMASH wee heavy turns out.