electricd7
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So I have been wanting to brew my own for months, but have had several things happen which has delayed me. Next weekend I think I will finally be ready. I am going to be doing an extract for the first brew, but in a converted keg kettle, so I plan to boil the full 5 gallons. Here is the recipe I will be using:
American Cream Ale
6 lb. Gold liquid malt extract
8 oz. Carapils specialty grains (15-30min at 155 degrees)
2 oz. of Cascade pellet hops (1oz 30-60min, 1oz last 2 minutes)
Danstar Nottingham yeast
My keggle is setup with a ball valve and bazooka tube at bottom, so I am thinking because these hops are pellets I need to find a way to keep them from clogging my screen. Probably will use a 1gal paint strainer in the boil?
At about 45 min, I plan to add my 50ft stainless chiller to be sure it is sanitized as well. Then after 60 minutes, shut down the burner and turn on the water to cool below 80degrees as dictated by the instructions. At that point I will drain the wort into a 6gal sanitized ale pail and sprinkle the yeast on top. Add the lid and airlock (half-filled with water) and carry to my basement (at about 70 degrees) for primary fermentation. I plan to leave it this way for 1 week before transfering to glass carboy for an additional week-10 days.
Does this all sound correct so far? Am I missing something?
I am going to keg this 5gal, so at what point do I transfer to the keg? Do I need to prime the keg with some sort of sugar? This is where I am confused the most because most of the posts I have come across deal with bottling and leaving them for weeks in the bottle for conditioning. What about with kegging?
I also dont have a hydrometer or refractometer for checking SG. Is this a must? Any other advice anyone can give me so that this is a successful 1st brew would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
ED7
So I have been wanting to brew my own for months, but have had several things happen which has delayed me. Next weekend I think I will finally be ready. I am going to be doing an extract for the first brew, but in a converted keg kettle, so I plan to boil the full 5 gallons. Here is the recipe I will be using:
American Cream Ale
6 lb. Gold liquid malt extract
8 oz. Carapils specialty grains (15-30min at 155 degrees)
2 oz. of Cascade pellet hops (1oz 30-60min, 1oz last 2 minutes)
Danstar Nottingham yeast
My keggle is setup with a ball valve and bazooka tube at bottom, so I am thinking because these hops are pellets I need to find a way to keep them from clogging my screen. Probably will use a 1gal paint strainer in the boil?
At about 45 min, I plan to add my 50ft stainless chiller to be sure it is sanitized as well. Then after 60 minutes, shut down the burner and turn on the water to cool below 80degrees as dictated by the instructions. At that point I will drain the wort into a 6gal sanitized ale pail and sprinkle the yeast on top. Add the lid and airlock (half-filled with water) and carry to my basement (at about 70 degrees) for primary fermentation. I plan to leave it this way for 1 week before transfering to glass carboy for an additional week-10 days.
Does this all sound correct so far? Am I missing something?
I am going to keg this 5gal, so at what point do I transfer to the keg? Do I need to prime the keg with some sort of sugar? This is where I am confused the most because most of the posts I have come across deal with bottling and leaving them for weeks in the bottle for conditioning. What about with kegging?
I also dont have a hydrometer or refractometer for checking SG. Is this a must? Any other advice anyone can give me so that this is a successful 1st brew would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
ED7