Measured some PBW into my fermenter & topping it off with water. Too bad I gotta do it a gallon at a time...
Well today for beer I took one for the team folks...
It all started when I realized that I had left some hop material and wort in the brew kettle from my last brew session. Well in the Montana December "heat" wave of 10-30 degrees it was frozen junk that i needed to get out. So I warmed up the kettle on the burner to thaw it and went to dump it behind the house where I always do. I slipped and started to fall it happened so fast I wasn't thinking of anything other than pushing the kettle away from me so it didn't land on top of me. Well instinct was to grab the bottom and that was HOT. I got 2nd degree burns on the inside of my fingers on my left hand and had to visit the walk-in Clinic. And worst of all my Mash temp dropped from 148 to 142 over the course of the 3 HOUR MASH while i was at the clinic! All and all though it wasn't that bad and could have been worse. I learned that gloves should be used when moving HOT items! My good buddy Jeff came over and helped me finish the brew day. I hit the Pre and Post boil SG numbers and i think the brew will turn out fine..
Jeff chose the name for this brew
2nd Degree Saison
Ove Gloves, cabrón. Or another brand of Nomex/Kevlar gloves. No problem picking up something hot, without feeling like you're about to drop it as with typical oven mitts - which is pretty important when you're dealing with 5-10 gallons of boiling hot sugar-liquid. More heat-resistant than typical oven mitts too.
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