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Homebrw Report-Winter Warmer

Adam8281

Adam8281

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Well, today is brew day. If it weren't brew day it would be study for exams day, but you know how it goes... This time 'round I am making a beer called "Winter Warmer," which I got from the website double springs homebrew. This is the first kit I have bought from them, but I think I will stick with them. They have a good variety of kits that they put together themselves, and they have free shipping on all beer kits! That means this batch only cost me $26.95, which is cheaper than the other batches I've made. As I write this my grains are steeping, so I thought I'd post a quick message. Here's the ingredients:

3.5 lbs. pale liquid malt extract
1 lb. dry malt extract
1 oz. willamette, bittering hops
1 oz. fuggles, flavor hops
1 lb. 60L grains
.5 oz. coriander
.5 oz. dried orange peel
.5 oz. cardimon
1 lb. honey
(irish moss and ale yeast). Hopefully it'll be good, I'm excited to try a beer with some spices in it! My previous 2 batches have been great, and I'm really digging this homebrew thing. My first batch was Nut Brown Ale, and the second was Raspberry Honey-Apple Ale! I'll keep you posted on how this is turning out.
 
The wort is now in the fermenter. The brewing process went well last night, the smoothest yet of my three runs. The only problem is that the steam billowing out of pot makes paint flake off of the ceiling! Oh well, at least I'm only renting. The original gravity is about 1.44, so definitely not as strong as my last brew.
 
nice!

be sure to save some of this beer for next year. my last holiday brew was best after 1.5 years in the bottle, though at 2.5 years it had declined a bit IMO.

what kind of yeast?
 
Just regular dry ale yeast, I can't remember the brand, but I know it was something other than Munson's. I know you're right, that I should save some of this beer for next year, but man, it is so hard to do that! I know you have a pimped out setup so you always have beer on hand, but when you're small-time it's hard to wait that long 🙂
 
You can, you should! It's relatively inexpensive, and very fun. It can be social too. I usually have one of my buddies come over and help me brew. If you wanna start doing it, PM me and I can give you some good websites.
 
The beer is bottled! Now I'll just let it sit for a couple weeks (easy to do since I'm now home on xmas vacation). I am a little perplexed that the final gravity was not lower. I am sure that furmentation finished, no bubbles had come out of the airlock in a few days by the time I bottled it, yet the final gravity was only at about 1.20, and it started in the 1.4x range. Oh well, I guess a low alcohol content brew, but it should taste good.
 
You might of gotten a stuck fermentation. this happens sometimes. You might want to monitor the bottles, and if they appear to be getting over carbonated then put them in the fridge to ensure that they don't explode. It will probably be fine though, and ready to drink when you get back.
 
Well, I can't monitor them for the next 16 days, until I get home on the 9th, so let's hope it's not a stuck fermentation!
 
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