July 12th
make a starter
-boil 160z of water with 1/2 cup of DME
-how much DME did I have to begin with?
-also need an ice bath for this!
sanitize
-starter bottle
-funnel
-stopper and fermenter lock top
select bottles -make a oxi clean bath
-put them in
-assemble the bottling bucket
things I still need for brew day
-5 gallons of water
-4 bags of Ice
- 1 pound of table sugar
July 14th
.5. dump out metal tub
.75. see how the scale works
1.put bottles in the Dish Washer
2.sanitize carboy
-let it sit 5 minutes
-pour sanitizing solution out into sanitizing bucket
3.sanitize everything else
-thermoteter
-blowout hose
-beer thief
-funnel
-siphon equipment
-stainless steel cover
4.clean out the brew kettle
5. add 5 gallons of water and bring to a boil
6. 60 min measure out .75 oz of nugget and put it into the boil.
7. 45 minutes add 2 pounds of DME
8. at 15 minutes add the rest of the DME
9. at 5 minutes add the sugar
10 at 0 min add the styrian golding and goldings
11. make the ice bath on top of the dishwasher
12. put the brew kettle into the ice bath
13 stir vigouroulsy for 10 seconds then let sit for 5 minutes
14. attach stainless steel to the siphoning equipment and siphon from the side of the brew kettle
15. add 2 gallons to the carboy
16.siphon the wort
17. take a hydrometer reading
18. pitch the yeast.
19. seal the fermenter and aerate rocking back and forth for a minute or so.
19. put in my closet and put on a blow off hose with a sanitized solution.
bottling
21. record ending specific gravity
22.mix 2/3 cup in 16 ounces and boil for 15
23.pour it into bottling bucket
24.siphon beer into the brew bucket and stir gently.
25 Fill to about 3/4 inch from the top of the bottles.
26. cap them and put them downstairs for 2 weeks
27. open on the 28th.
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