Hey everyone!
I just started brewing about a month ago. Took a class at a local home brew shop and learned a lot. So far I am on my second batch... My first batch was an American amber from a kit which I royally screwed up somehow. Smelled and tasted like hospital floor... Not sure exactly what happened but I am guessing it may have something to do with having sucked in some iodaphor water into the fermenter while trying to drain the conical (forgot to take out the airlock)... wasn't much but I guess it made all the difference... decided to dump it...
Was using a 6.5 gal conical and had real issues getting it to drain the dead yeast from the bottom (aside from forgetting to pull out the airlock first... would just stick to the side and wouldn't come out) and ended up getting a glass carboy instead for my primary and use the conical for my secondary or bottling vessel. My second batch is a bavarian hefe (also from a kit) which I started last Saturday. Going to let it sit there for a couple weeks and then bottle. Hopefully it turns out alright... forgot to test the OG... I guess I gotta screw something up every time.
Anyways, I have already learned a lot and am really excited about this new hobby. Thanks for having me!
I just started brewing about a month ago. Took a class at a local home brew shop and learned a lot. So far I am on my second batch... My first batch was an American amber from a kit which I royally screwed up somehow. Smelled and tasted like hospital floor... Not sure exactly what happened but I am guessing it may have something to do with having sucked in some iodaphor water into the fermenter while trying to drain the conical (forgot to take out the airlock)... wasn't much but I guess it made all the difference... decided to dump it...
Was using a 6.5 gal conical and had real issues getting it to drain the dead yeast from the bottom (aside from forgetting to pull out the airlock first... would just stick to the side and wouldn't come out) and ended up getting a glass carboy instead for my primary and use the conical for my secondary or bottling vessel. My second batch is a bavarian hefe (also from a kit) which I started last Saturday. Going to let it sit there for a couple weeks and then bottle. Hopefully it turns out alright... forgot to test the OG... I guess I gotta screw something up every time.
Anyways, I have already learned a lot and am really excited about this new hobby. Thanks for having me!
