So the other day I went by Just Brew It and talked to Doug, and thought about doing the style of month for March. I am still not sure whether to get 2 extract kits or just one and do another one I have a recipe for. I think that I just might go ahead and get 2 of them anyways and buy another ferment bucket to start the other one a week before the secondary get bottled.
I have been seeing the contest for the Peach State Brew Off, and I got a thought about entering it, just to see how well I would do and sort of see where I am in the homebrewing arena. That's if I can get the brew done before the registration deadline! I will talk to Doug about it, if I don't have the answer I'm looking for in here.
I can say that I finally have found a good group of people who like beer and homebrewing to get good information and help when I need it. I like to drink beer, and my dad is sometimes jealous since I do brew my own beer now and then! I even got my wife, to start drinking some craft brew, or at least some of the micro's.
I appreciate what everyone has done so far, and I do hope to return the favor sometime this summer.
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Got the stuff.....
Well I got the stuff and now I can start brewing. I saved it for Sunday(on valentine's day...), but didn't want to lose any time in getting it started. I would like to make it for the deadline for the Peach State Brew Off, but if not, then well I will try next time. Either way, I just wanted to get it going before it's summer and I'm finally starting a brew.
The style is for march's style of the month, of Northern Brown (11c). It's London Bridges Brown Ale I saw at Just Brew It. So we shall see how it goes. Wish me luck, since I will be using a bottle capper for the first time! Have been just using the grolsch style bottles for a while now. It it goes well then I just might have to buy me a keg, since my wife likes Newcastle and I can have it on tap!
Chris Jaynes
Brew Update 2/16/10
I didn't really got to start the brew process until early evening on Monday, but I did manage to get it done. Although I was up till 2am. Starting to think I need better planning on starting my brew day, or get a different job where I can have a more flexible schedule. I'm thinking of the first plan.
once I was done with the brew cycle and had it cooled down to pitch the yeast, I took a gravity test and found my gravity was 1.054. Which was close to what the recipe called for. Once I pitched the yeast I put my lid on and inserted the airlock and placed it in a box with blankets all around it for warmth. I so need to do something about my drafty and cold in the winter garage. I used a small space heater to at least keep the area fairly warm during the night. I do hope that it does warm up some this week.
I now just have to keep an eye on the airlock to see if it's stopped moving, a lot or a little, and go to my secondary. Which I might not really use and just do some bottle conditioning. Will have to see once the primary is done. Will keep everyone posted as to the progress.
Chris Jaynes
Good luck Chris... ;)
Good luck Chris... ;)
Thanks, I've been putting
Thanks, I've been putting off brewing for a while now. Mainly due to living in an apartment and it would be hard to have a primary sitting in a corner when there is animals running around and it could get bumped and such, but now that I finally have a garage, I can see about doing some lagering during the winter months since my garage isn't heated or insulated enough.
Thanks for the encouragement, I already can see where I need to make some additional purchases. I am looking for a burner and bigger brew pot already. So we shall see what happens in a few weeks.
Chris Jaynes