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First brew underway!

Post #1 made 13 years ago
by TR3A
Used the maxi-biab method. 19 litre stockpot and used the hop back summer lightning recipe in the GW book. Aiming for 23 litres at 1.049 ended up with 20.5 litres at 1.048. Chilled in bath of cold water and ice. Pitched pack of wyeast 1335. 5 days later and it's all trying to escape out of the airlock :? . Glad I've only got 20 litres in the fermenter otherwise it would have been messy!

Post #2 made 13 years ago
by Aces high
Sounds like its all going to plan, you'll be drinking your first brew soon and plannng bigger pots, better recipes, improvements, improvements and just like me, before you know it you'll have 2 fermenting fridges, 2 keggorators, a 114L pot and an array of other brewing related paraphernalia and wonder what the hell happened :dunno: This is an additive hobby :thumbs:

Post #4 made 13 years ago
by PistolPatch
Congratulations TR :salute:

Nothing like doing your first AG. Hope the day went simply for you and that you'll let us know how it turns out.

Following on from Aces, when you are budgeting for your next brews, work out how much the grain and hops will cost you and then multiply it by four. This will cover all the unexpected costs like fridges, kegs and possibly alimony that may come from your new hobby.

:lol:
PP
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Post #5 made 13 years ago
by TR3A
Thanks everybody. Certainly is addictive this brewing lark but space is the issue in our flat especially trying to keep things away from a toddler! Been looking at nice space in cellar for fv. Going to measure temperature down there and see if it's suitable for lager fermenting in winter :thumbs: .
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