Hello all,
I am about to set off on the journey of beer making and I am pumped. So the wife bought the Northern Brewery deluxe kit that comes with the glass carboys. No frigin idea what I am doing yet. I decided to buy the Bayou Classic SP10 to get a quick boil and boil outside once the nice weather finally hits here in Boston. I bought the Irish Red Ale as my first kit for the beer. So have a few questions.
This burner I bought I heard is a beast so I need to let the paint burn off with a test burn for a while. How hot should I run this thing as far as the temp dial, half way etc? The grains that I use for steeping because this is going to heat the water in a hurry I assume the 170 degrees would be reached pretty quickly. Should I steep for a little while at a very low heat to let them sit for a while? Then once going to a boil for the 60 minutes what dial setting should I use for the rolling boil? I read about 90 minute boils but that seems to be more geared towards pilsner type beers.
Thanks all, looking forward to using this community and getting my first batch going. Any advice is much appreciated on the questions with this burner.
I am about to set off on the journey of beer making and I am pumped. So the wife bought the Northern Brewery deluxe kit that comes with the glass carboys. No frigin idea what I am doing yet. I decided to buy the Bayou Classic SP10 to get a quick boil and boil outside once the nice weather finally hits here in Boston. I bought the Irish Red Ale as my first kit for the beer. So have a few questions.
This burner I bought I heard is a beast so I need to let the paint burn off with a test burn for a while. How hot should I run this thing as far as the temp dial, half way etc? The grains that I use for steeping because this is going to heat the water in a hurry I assume the 170 degrees would be reached pretty quickly. Should I steep for a little while at a very low heat to let them sit for a while? Then once going to a boil for the 60 minutes what dial setting should I use for the rolling boil? I read about 90 minute boils but that seems to be more geared towards pilsner type beers.
Thanks all, looking forward to using this community and getting my first batch going. Any advice is much appreciated on the questions with this burner.