Well, arrived home late Monday 27th June, next day off to the DHL depot to pick up my first 4 kits, keen as ever to get started.
First up, Mangrove Jack NZ Hopped Pilsener, made as per instructions, with a digital thermometer in the hot wort, jetting cold tap water into it with a new and sterilised garden gun through a food grade 3m PVC hose, the jet created so much aeration that I had to toned it down towards the end as there would not be space with all the foam, regulating the mixer to arrive at 23l exactly @ 22degrees. Pitched the yeast and sealed it up, airlock in place.
Next up 3 Bulldog Premium Brews, Evil Dog, Raja's Reward and Stawberry Pale Ale.
Started with the Evil dog, heated the Extract andadded 3 l of boiling water and then started jetting in the tap water on fully cold and the final temp ended up a tad warm at 30 degrees! Ice bath and waiting, whilst waitng for this I heated and mixed the Raja's Reward with 1,75l boiling water and did the same jetting with cold tap water carefully watching the thermometer, hit it spot on @ 22degrees without having to adjust the mixer.
Did the same for the Strawberry pale ale, pitched in the yeast and sealed it all up, super confident and then realised I was supposed to take OG readings, this all happened fast so the OG readings were taken 10minutes after pitching the yeast, does that make any difference?
Anyway, by this time the evil dog was down to a uniform 22 degrees aswell, pitched here again, took the OG reading again after the yeast went in !!!
Anyway, now the waiting began, already after 2 hours I could see the water in the airlock leaning more to one side! 4 hours later all four kits were bubbling through their airlock and 22 degree workshop was starting to smell the most wonderful Strawberry beery smell!!
So far this has been so much fun, a bit hectic doing 4 kits at the same time but all is well that ends well!
Thanks for help with questions I posted earlier, it's great to be becoming part of this great community!
Off course, any comments, tips, reprimands or questions are welcome.
First up, Mangrove Jack NZ Hopped Pilsener, made as per instructions, with a digital thermometer in the hot wort, jetting cold tap water into it with a new and sterilised garden gun through a food grade 3m PVC hose, the jet created so much aeration that I had to toned it down towards the end as there would not be space with all the foam, regulating the mixer to arrive at 23l exactly @ 22degrees. Pitched the yeast and sealed it up, airlock in place.
Next up 3 Bulldog Premium Brews, Evil Dog, Raja's Reward and Stawberry Pale Ale.
Started with the Evil dog, heated the Extract andadded 3 l of boiling water and then started jetting in the tap water on fully cold and the final temp ended up a tad warm at 30 degrees! Ice bath and waiting, whilst waitng for this I heated and mixed the Raja's Reward with 1,75l boiling water and did the same jetting with cold tap water carefully watching the thermometer, hit it spot on @ 22degrees without having to adjust the mixer.
Did the same for the Strawberry pale ale, pitched in the yeast and sealed it all up, super confident and then realised I was supposed to take OG readings, this all happened fast so the OG readings were taken 10minutes after pitching the yeast, does that make any difference?
Anyway, by this time the evil dog was down to a uniform 22 degrees aswell, pitched here again, took the OG reading again after the yeast went in !!!
Anyway, now the waiting began, already after 2 hours I could see the water in the airlock leaning more to one side! 4 hours later all four kits were bubbling through their airlock and 22 degree workshop was starting to smell the most wonderful Strawberry beery smell!!
So far this has been so much fun, a bit hectic doing 4 kits at the same time but all is well that ends well!
Thanks for help with questions I posted earlier, it's great to be becoming part of this great community!
Off course, any comments, tips, reprimands or questions are welcome.