Brew Day

- December 31, 2004 in Drink -

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I received my homebrew order on Wednesday, and scheduled the first brew session for today. Well, it took all day, but I finally have a batch of New Year’s Ale fermenting in the corner. The process was fun: the smells brought back memories of past brew sessions and the excitement about getting everything just right. The process took much longer than I expected, mostly to boil the damn water. I think I might have gotten a crappy pot. Just boiling three gallons of water took several hours and turned the inside of the pot from a silver aluminum to black. I also spilt a bit of wort poring it into the primary fermenter. Other than those two problems, all went well, if a bit long. I pitched the yeast about 9:00 pm, so I should see some activity by morning. I’ll post more details and my recipe in a bit.

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