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 my brew’s S.G.. to drop to .5215. I checked it on day 3 of primary fermentation S.G.=1.022, day 4 S.G.=1.022, and day 5 (today) S.G. = 1.022. From this I assumed that when the direction above said half I suppose they meant the decimals.
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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 I often come out smelling of chlorine. One thing I have learned is that a little chlorine is ok but alot is bad news for beer. I purchased 5 gallons of Deer Park water from the grocery store which ended up costing me about $7.50.
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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 Samuel Adams brewing kit called The Complete Joy of Homebrewing by Charles Papazian.
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