Holy Crap! I can't believe the difference the wort chiller makes in my brew time. Went from 1.5 hours to about 15 mins to bring it from boiling to >90 degrees.
Poured wort from kettle to fermentation bucket added water topped off to 5 gals and added yeast. Wow! cut my time by a bunch!!!
I have not brewed anything other than an extract kit, but I was wondering about sparging. Would a watering can with a sprinkler head on it work as well or better than a pitcher and a spoon?
On Sunday I made an extract kit of English Brown Ale from Brewers Best.
Mistakes;
1.) I tried boiling the full amount, 6 gals, on the stove. Could get it hot enough to boil but only if I kept the lid on the whole time, So I didn't lose enough water through evaporation. Had about 5.25 gals of...
Thanks Shred,
I put in the hops according to the instructions, 1 packet at beginning of boil, 2 packet at 45 mins, turn off boil at 60 mins.
The instructions that came with the kit were pretty specific about a 2.5 gal boil and adding water to 5 gals at the end before the pitch.
I am not...
It was a partial brew. about 3 gallons and then thinned out with 2 gals. Not sure why it would take more hops. wouldn't they just be more concentrated in the 3 gal mix?