Always gratified to see signs of happy yeast after brew day. Even more cool is watching the SG changes in real time thanks to the smart hydrometer in the fermenter.
Happy
17
Jun
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Something extra went into the wort right after the yeast. No more guess work or pulling samples.
Chiller
16
Jun
I love my glycol chiller, it makes up for the sins of my plate chiller.
Pretty
16
Jun
Not pretty, gets the job done. And I built it myself.
Rest
16
Jun
One more rest before pushing through to the finish and then all the cleaning. That’s my oak aged strong ale.
Rest
16
Jun
Not too much rest, have to clean and sanitize this beautiful bucket.
Effective
16
Jun
Signs that my boil is effective. Twenty minutes in, my sight glass shows I have boiled off over a quart and that I have a solid hot break, the snowy looking stuff.
Pause
16
Jun
Now that there wort is boiling, I can pause for a second to enjoy a pour of my previous batch and review my notes so far.
Boil
16
Jun
This is a very full boil, both in energy and volume. Boiling for 90 minutes for this batch. Early on the risk of boiling over is higher.
Color
16
Jun
This beer is going to have a brilliant color, judging from the sight glass. Light and still quite gold.
