Homebrew

**chefchris** · 08-05-2008, 05:12 PM

Got my brew kit in today! Now I just gotta wait for my extract kits to come in ... then my brew pot.

**nhcigarfan** · 08-05-2008, 07:34 PM

Originally Posted by chefchris

Got my brew kit in today! Now I just gotta wait for my extract kits to come in ... then my brew pot.

even though the pot will hold a full boil, only boil what the kit recommends and maybe a quart more, put the rest of the water in the fridge the day before so it is really cold and then pour your wort into the bucket with the cold water in it. The quicker the beer cools down the better it will be for you.

**chefchris** · 08-08-2008, 02:09 PM

First brew day begins tomorrow morning.

I'm very nervous.

But I know I should Relax, Don't Worry Have a Homebrew (in a couple of weeks).

**chefchris** · 08-08-2008, 08:26 PM

Well, I got all the stuff in today and decided to go ahead and brew. Everything went fairly smooth. I love the aromas that you get at all the different stages. Finally got to smell hops, was definately not what I thought they would smell like. They had a very citrus-y smell. So everything's good and the first brew, a Nut Brown Ale, is sitting in the primary. Wish I had another primary, I would go ahead and do a second brew tomorrow. Sigh.

**chefchris** · 08-11-2008, 08:00 PM

IT'S ALIVE! 3 days after my first brew day and everything is looking good. Ordered a second fermenter today along with two (more) cases of 22oz bottles and an Oatmeal Stout extract kit. Trying to drink the beer in my fridge to empty up bottles. Brewing a Double Chocolate Stout this Saturday.

All the info is going to the left (ABV, Date, etc.) Flickr made it a little blurry.