Tuesday, January 8, 2013

My First Home Brew

Jan. 28, 2012
Northern Brewer Pale Ale Kit aka "29"
5 gallons (19 l)

Speciality grains
6lbs. Gold Malt Syrup
1oz Cascade hops (60m)
1oz Cascade hops (15m)
1 package of Safale US-05 Ale Yeast

I followed the directions provided to a T.  I kept everything clean and made sure to err on the safe side of any questionable direction.  However, I didn't have a thermometer nor did I have a hydrometer (to measure the beer's gravity) so my detailed steps are actually irrelevant.  I have the ingredients for my next batch and I have bought a thermometer and a hydrometer so I will get into a little more depth about future brews.  Here are some pics of the bottling process.  Got about 40 or so bottled "29"'s and are waiting for the final carbonation/fermentation to take place in the bottles so that we can toss back a few.  Beer will be ready to be cracked 1/18/13 and I'll let y'all know what it tastes like but expect my second, more detailed batch of brew on here soon!





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