Thursday, May 31, 2012

red ale - 6th day

still at 1.015, racked to carboy, harvested trub and a little yeast. gonna try to wash the yeast

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

5th day

at 1.015. gonna take daily measurements until it stabilizes, then secondary

Monday, May 28, 2012

third day


 gravity was at 1.02, which is where it should finish, i guess. kinda disturbing. added another packet of yeast, proofed for 45 minutes. yeast wasn't super bubbly
 during proofing. not much krausen on the brew. debris around the top line. will give it 3 days to start bubbling again, otherwise, it's probably bad.

Saturday, May 26, 2012

First Brew


midwest's 'irish red ale' kit. probably overcooked the grain. water was boiling when LME added, not at 150. steeped for 45 minutes to an hour--probably too long. OG 1.05, airlock bubbled within a couple of hours and continued until the next day.