dirigo
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Did my first brew 5 days ago. Started alot above my level. LOL! Hey, can't kill or hurt me so why not go for it! It's a high grav Weizenbock est. 9.3% ABV according to BeerSmith . My own recipe tweaked from one on the net. Made a number of mistakes. 1) Didn't take into account that 12lbs. of Wheat LME was also 1gal.! LOL! Suprise! My 3 gal. brew volume is now 4 gallons! Survived that without boil over. Barely. Got a 5 gal brew pot! 2) Had a hard job getting the wort temp down to yeast pitching level and added to much water to the fermenter. 5.5 gal. total. I think this turned out to be a good thing. Would that lower the O.G.? O.G. Measured 1.081. 3) Pitched 2 vials of WPL 300. Should have done an activator but didn't know about it till to late. 4) Had trouble keeping the temp level at 72 F. Weather and available space are banes to my existence! 5) Fermenter leaked gas so my airlock didn't bubble.
Fermentation didn't take off like I expected. Checked it through the hole. It foamed up some and bubbled very slowly. Left it in the primary for 4 days as instructed. Transfered to secondary (Better Bottle) about 4.5 gallons. Took a gravity reading. 1.021 S.G. Today is day 5. The beer doesn't seem to be fermenting much now. The airlock isn't bubbling enough to be noticeable. Should I pitch some more yeast or just let it go? That's my tale. Should have taken the time to read up on the process and steps but I wanted to get started. Enjoyed myself so far. Looking forward to bottling in about 9 days.
What do y'all think? Advice, comments, experience, ridicule, and humor are all appreciated. Thanks.
~ Dirigo ~
Fermentation didn't take off like I expected. Checked it through the hole. It foamed up some and bubbled very slowly. Left it in the primary for 4 days as instructed. Transfered to secondary (Better Bottle) about 4.5 gallons. Took a gravity reading. 1.021 S.G. Today is day 5. The beer doesn't seem to be fermenting much now. The airlock isn't bubbling enough to be noticeable. Should I pitch some more yeast or just let it go? That's my tale. Should have taken the time to read up on the process and steps but I wanted to get started. Enjoyed myself so far. Looking forward to bottling in about 9 days.
What do y'all think? Advice, comments, experience, ridicule, and humor are all appreciated. Thanks.
~ Dirigo ~