DasHos
Active Member
What's up, guys? A little over two weeks ago, I decided to take the plunge into home brewing. I love beer, so why not? Also, I make a pretty kick ass batch of Kool Aid, so I figured I could do a pretty decent beer. I was torn between AHS Surly Furious and Midwest Ferocious. I ended up going with AHS, mostly because they ship extremely fast and the price was right. Anyway, got a few questions (hoping that AHS might chime in here) - The AHS kit does not require dry hopping, but the Midwest one does. I'm going to do it anyway, with 2 oz Simcoe and 1 oz Amarillo. I was just wondering if anyone knew why AHS doesn't say to dry hop?
Also, I never reached a rolling boil when brewing. This is attributed to the fact that my stove is pretty much an Easy Bake and now I have an excuse to get a propane burner. This is probably not a problem, right? It was boiling, just not rolling. I'm pretty sure I never got a hot break, and it was boiling for well over 90 minutes, which I read will cause....caramelization. Would this cause any ill effects for an IPA? I certainly hope not. I'm gonna drink it anyway, but it appears I may have to try this kit again.
Another question, I now know what Whirloc is, and that you're supposed to put it in during the boil, but can I put it in the wort at any other time? Like when I transfer to secondary? On a side note, I was all into secondaries before I found this place. Since I've been reading a bunch, it seems I may have jumped the gun because I have two 6.5 gallon carboys and two 5 gallon carboys. Whoops, guess I can always do 4 batches at once! :rockin:
Also, I never reached a rolling boil when brewing. This is attributed to the fact that my stove is pretty much an Easy Bake and now I have an excuse to get a propane burner. This is probably not a problem, right? It was boiling, just not rolling. I'm pretty sure I never got a hot break, and it was boiling for well over 90 minutes, which I read will cause....caramelization. Would this cause any ill effects for an IPA? I certainly hope not. I'm gonna drink it anyway, but it appears I may have to try this kit again.
Another question, I now know what Whirloc is, and that you're supposed to put it in during the boil, but can I put it in the wort at any other time? Like when I transfer to secondary? On a side note, I was all into secondaries before I found this place. Since I've been reading a bunch, it seems I may have jumped the gun because I have two 6.5 gallon carboys and two 5 gallon carboys. Whoops, guess I can always do 4 batches at once! :rockin: