Hi there! Just put my fermentor away, uhhh this was stressful xD
So this is how the brew day went:
I desinfected my fermentor, then went out to get water from a nearby spring... Got 21 litres of really good water and headed home... I didn't expect this thingy to be so heavy to carry, i already have a few solutions in mind (wheels xD) ...
My well water
So far, so good ... When I arrived home, i put water with desinfector in a plastic container and put in my equipment.
I poured water from my fermentor into my boiling pot (cca 3 litres) and started to brew ...
Second notification, will need to invest in 30l pot, because mine was just too small, and, despite being warned against, I managed to have a small tiny boilover -.- Also, i noticed that my spoon thingy was waaaay out of balance, and while i reached for some stuff it fell out of my pot on the floor, so I had 3 small breaks (had to desinfect my spoon as it fell on the floor -.-)...
After cleaning the boilover
Next thing i noted was ... I didnt know how much energy it goes into cooling the wort ...
I sanitized everything again, poured wort into fermentor (wich already had 17 litres of water in it), shook it for a minute, checked temperature, added yeast and put it on top of my old trumpet in the closet ...
Questions:
1. Will boilover have any effects on the taste? I don't expect much because it's my first batch and it an extract brew, but still ... I'm quite mad to let it happen ...
2. I DID NOT boil all 21 litres of water, just 3 litres with extraxt and sugar, should I be concerned about infections? It's a really good fresh water from the spring, but still ...
3. I added yeast at about 25.5 degrees celsius, is it too high, or can I wait because it will cool over night?
Thank you!
So this is how the brew day went:
I desinfected my fermentor, then went out to get water from a nearby spring... Got 21 litres of really good water and headed home... I didn't expect this thingy to be so heavy to carry, i already have a few solutions in mind (wheels xD) ...
My well water
So far, so good ... When I arrived home, i put water with desinfector in a plastic container and put in my equipment.
I poured water from my fermentor into my boiling pot (cca 3 litres) and started to brew ...
Second notification, will need to invest in 30l pot, because mine was just too small, and, despite being warned against, I managed to have a small tiny boilover -.- Also, i noticed that my spoon thingy was waaaay out of balance, and while i reached for some stuff it fell out of my pot on the floor, so I had 3 small breaks (had to desinfect my spoon as it fell on the floor -.-)...
After cleaning the boilover
Next thing i noted was ... I didnt know how much energy it goes into cooling the wort ...
I sanitized everything again, poured wort into fermentor (wich already had 17 litres of water in it), shook it for a minute, checked temperature, added yeast and put it on top of my old trumpet in the closet ...
Questions:
1. Will boilover have any effects on the taste? I don't expect much because it's my first batch and it an extract brew, but still ... I'm quite mad to let it happen ...
2. I DID NOT boil all 21 litres of water, just 3 litres with extraxt and sugar, should I be concerned about infections? It's a really good fresh water from the spring, but still ...
3. I added yeast at about 25.5 degrees celsius, is it too high, or can I wait because it will cool over night?
Thank you!