My directions from beer-wine.com clearly state,
9. …check the hydrometer reading. If it has fallen to half the original reading, sanitize your glass carboy with B-Brite…
This being my first time, I misunderstood this direction. My original S.G. reading after combining wort and yeast was 1.043, well according to this direction I was waiting for […]
On Saturday, May 19th, 2007 I brewed my first beer. And let me correct myself, when I say brew I mean the first stage, not the entire process.
I live in a condominium which runs off of a very large well system. The water has a lot of chlorine, in fact when I shower […]
Style: American Lager
Type:Light
Primary Date:Saturday, 5/19/2007
Primary:
Combined 1.5 Gallons and 1 lb. Munton’s Crushed Crystal (2 row)
brought to a boil, steeped for 5 min.
Added 2 3.3 lbs. cans of Munton’s Light Malt Extract, Water Crystals, and Cascade Hops
Boiled for 30 min
Combined warm wort and water in primary fermenter
checked SG on 5/22/07 - 1.022
Secondary Date:Tuesday, 5/24/07
Secondary:
checked SG on […]
Follow my experimentation with my brew log.
Since my initial curiosity on homebrewing I have been scouring the Internet for good resources. I wanted a one stop reference to take me step by step, to hold me by the hand and reassure me that everything was going to be ok. I’ve found it. The book that came with the […]