New from Long Beach Ca

[codyjp]

I've been lurking for quite a while now and doing lots of reading. I participate in several other forums for other disiplins and learn a lot from them as I do here.

Tonight I made my first attempt at my own brew. I got a starter kit from Stein Fillers here in Long Beach (4 blocks from work, how lucky am I??). The first attempt was the Pale Ale that comes with the kit.

Things seemed to be going OK until I put it in the cold bath and I flooded it a little bit with the cooling water. Fail. I don't know how much got in and if it will mess it up but I'm a bit worried. Either way, it was good practice and I learned a lot and now I know how not to screw things up next time. Should I bag it and start over or cross my fingers?

Anyway, I'm glad to be here and hoping to learn from all of you.

-Cody

 

[codyjp]

Ahh crap, just realized I did introduce myself a long time ago and forgot, Sorry about that!

 

[arturo7]

Did you pitch the yeast? If not, I'd recommend bringing the batch to a boil again to kill any nasties that may have gotten in.

 

[codyjp]

Did you pitch the yeast? If not, I'd recommend bringing the batch to a boil again to kill any nasties that may have gotten in.

I did pitch the yeast. I though about boiling it again but it had cooled a fair bit and it would have taken a long time to re heat.

Oye... I sorta figured this would happen!

 

[arturo7]

Depending on how much tap water got in, you may or may not be OK.

You don't need to boil for more than a couple minutes. Just weight that against the risk of losing the batch. Do you have any back-up yeast?

 

[codyjp]

At what point will I know if this has all gone to hell?

 

[arturo7]

Anywhere from two to three weeks done the road to when serve it.

 

[codyjp]

Anywhere from two to three weeks done the road to when serve it.

Damn. Might have to chalk this one up to practice!