Did my 3rd brew yesterday.
First brew is bottled conditioned now and I can't believe how good it is. Nothing but astonished praise from friends (mainly Germans, who are not known for their politeness Second was bottled yesterday and tasted lovely.
Couldn't stop myself and did my 3rd after bottling number 2 as my Cascade hops / Carafa Special 3 & wort chiller arrived in the post.
Everything went to plan: steeped the special malts, followed my boil schedule perfectly, then when I put in my wort chiller 15 mins from end of boiler, it reduced the temp to about 90C. I waited and waited, but it just would not get back to 100C! Then I panicked thinking I was messing the hop schedule up so concluded to finish the boil.
No idea if the wort chiller was sanitised or not, but the ale tasted good and 20 hours later is bubbling away steadily.
Maybe i got away with it, we'll see
First brew is bottled conditioned now and I can't believe how good it is. Nothing but astonished praise from friends (mainly Germans, who are not known for their politeness Second was bottled yesterday and tasted lovely.
Couldn't stop myself and did my 3rd after bottling number 2 as my Cascade hops / Carafa Special 3 & wort chiller arrived in the post.
Everything went to plan: steeped the special malts, followed my boil schedule perfectly, then when I put in my wort chiller 15 mins from end of boiler, it reduced the temp to about 90C. I waited and waited, but it just would not get back to 100C! Then I panicked thinking I was messing the hop schedule up so concluded to finish the boil.
No idea if the wort chiller was sanitised or not, but the ale tasted good and 20 hours later is bubbling away steadily.
Maybe i got away with it, we'll see