Gravelscratcher
Well-Known Member
Hey all,
I've been brewing on and off for several years.
I've been in a busy season of life for the last 2-3 years (give or take), so I've not brewed for awhile. Also haven't been on the forum...I was barely on here before.
Anyway, when I stopped, I had a session IPA AG kit that's been stored up since I quit.
I had a little time on my hands, and figured I would dive back in...what the heck.
So I know this whole thing will get crushed, because it was all wrong. The yeast, hops, and grains were all approx. 3 years old (yeast refrigerated, and hops frozen, grains stored in a air tight bag/box in a closet.
Crushed my grains, mashed, brewed, and fermented. Air lock starts churning in less than 5 minutes.
I'll be honest, I didn't spend a lot of time worrying about the fermentation or quality of how it was going to turn out. I'm in the middle of a remodel, and my chest freezer is in storage, so I had to ferment at room temps. Given that the grains and hops are 2+ years old, my expectations weren't too high, and I wasn't going to invest a ton of time into this thing.
So anyway, I fermented primary/secondary for 2 weeks, cold crashed for 24 hours, and I just kegged it.
Guess what...first sample is not too bad. It might turn on me in the fridge, but it was a decent sample. I'll keep you posted, if you're interested, after it carbs and cools off.
I'll post pics in the next post, from my phone.
Anyway, it's good to be back...my next batch will be done properly, but sometimes you just do what you gotta do.
Thanks.
I've been brewing on and off for several years.
I've been in a busy season of life for the last 2-3 years (give or take), so I've not brewed for awhile. Also haven't been on the forum...I was barely on here before.
Anyway, when I stopped, I had a session IPA AG kit that's been stored up since I quit.
I had a little time on my hands, and figured I would dive back in...what the heck.
So I know this whole thing will get crushed, because it was all wrong. The yeast, hops, and grains were all approx. 3 years old (yeast refrigerated, and hops frozen, grains stored in a air tight bag/box in a closet.
Crushed my grains, mashed, brewed, and fermented. Air lock starts churning in less than 5 minutes.
I'll be honest, I didn't spend a lot of time worrying about the fermentation or quality of how it was going to turn out. I'm in the middle of a remodel, and my chest freezer is in storage, so I had to ferment at room temps. Given that the grains and hops are 2+ years old, my expectations weren't too high, and I wasn't going to invest a ton of time into this thing.
So anyway, I fermented primary/secondary for 2 weeks, cold crashed for 24 hours, and I just kegged it.
Guess what...first sample is not too bad. It might turn on me in the fridge, but it was a decent sample. I'll keep you posted, if you're interested, after it carbs and cools off.
I'll post pics in the next post, from my phone.
Anyway, it's good to be back...my next batch will be done properly, but sometimes you just do what you gotta do.
Thanks.
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