Doctor_Wily
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Howdy everyone,
I started my second brew today. It's the Liberty Cream Ale from Midwest.
All seems to have gone well with it. I followed the directions that came with the kit so nothing fancy there. I also ordered a grain bag and that was certainly worth the 5 dollars I spent! Almost wish I had gotten a second one.
Anyway, time for some stats:
SG: 1.050, which is interesting because the recipe called for 1.042-1.046.
Refractometer: 12 Brix
5 Gallons
I also ordered the "premium" yeast, which appears to be US-05. I put the yeast in a sanitized jar (left over from apple sauce I think) with some warm water from the brew kettle and an amount of the LME. By the time I was ready to pitch the yeast into the wort they were going crazy! (probably about 2 or 3 hours at that point)
Cooled it all down (i need a wort chiller!) and placed in the bucket, then proceeded to aerate by hand for a solid 5 minutes straight.
Crazy as it sounds I've seen a bit of activity in the air lock already. I am excited for this beer. Next up I have Midwest's "Black Dog Ale" which is planned currently for Friday.
Cheers!
I started my second brew today. It's the Liberty Cream Ale from Midwest.
All seems to have gone well with it. I followed the directions that came with the kit so nothing fancy there. I also ordered a grain bag and that was certainly worth the 5 dollars I spent! Almost wish I had gotten a second one.
Anyway, time for some stats:
SG: 1.050, which is interesting because the recipe called for 1.042-1.046.
Refractometer: 12 Brix
5 Gallons
I also ordered the "premium" yeast, which appears to be US-05. I put the yeast in a sanitized jar (left over from apple sauce I think) with some warm water from the brew kettle and an amount of the LME. By the time I was ready to pitch the yeast into the wort they were going crazy! (probably about 2 or 3 hours at that point)
Cooled it all down (i need a wort chiller!) and placed in the bucket, then proceeded to aerate by hand for a solid 5 minutes straight.
Crazy as it sounds I've seen a bit of activity in the air lock already. I am excited for this beer. Next up I have Midwest's "Black Dog Ale" which is planned currently for Friday.
Cheers!