Had my first brew on Sunday using a Brewer's Best IPA kit and learned some lessons:
I have some questions too that I wouldn't mind some input on:
I moved the fermenter into my basement and it was at 66 degrees. After one day I didn't see any bubbling out of the airlock so I thought maybe it was too cold so I moved it into another room at 72 degrees and it started bubbling the next day. Was I just being impatient? Should I move it back to the cooler temperature basement?
I want to get a secondary fermenter for future brews. Do you recommend I use it for this my first brew or just do the whole ferment in the primary?
For burners/stove what do you recommend? I work for a food equipment company so I can get one of these at a discount
Any other equipment items you think are a must? I had fun so I'm going to continue to explore this hobby.
Any other comments/suggestions?
- 32 quart pot was too small as I figured, already got a 40 qt
- Need an auto siphon. I siphoned the wort into the fermenter the only way I know how (sucking) and may have gotten a tiny bit of mouth wort into the fermenter so now I'm worried about the bacteria from my mouth.....
- Need a wort chiller. I feel like it took way too long (20 minutes) to cool the wort in the 32 quart pot in my sink with ice water.
- I don't want to do another brew in my kitchen. The wife was not too pleased with me, until I cleaned up my mess.
I have some questions too that I wouldn't mind some input on:
I moved the fermenter into my basement and it was at 66 degrees. After one day I didn't see any bubbling out of the airlock so I thought maybe it was too cold so I moved it into another room at 72 degrees and it started bubbling the next day. Was I just being impatient? Should I move it back to the cooler temperature basement?
I want to get a secondary fermenter for future brews. Do you recommend I use it for this my first brew or just do the whole ferment in the primary?
For burners/stove what do you recommend? I work for a food equipment company so I can get one of these at a discount
Any other equipment items you think are a must? I had fun so I'm going to continue to explore this hobby.
Any other comments/suggestions?