OMG You brew your own beer?!!
So, Friday night, after my wife and daughter were asleep, I began my first ever attempt to brew my own beer. Overall, the experience went well, I think. Well, I’ll know for sure in about 5 weeks.
Turns out, I killed off the yeast when sanitizing the package. Word to the wise, don’t use hot water to sanitize yeast packages.
That’s fine though, ’cause it gave me the opportunity to pay a visit to the local homebrew store, Niagara Traditions. I pitched my new yeast package and things seem to be going very well now.
Here’s some pics for your viewing pleasure:
Until next time…
You should consider using a 6 gallon carboy for your primary fermentation. Less of a chance of blow off then.
Hehe… yeah, I know. I grabbed the wrong carboy (the secondary) from the basement. It appeared to be a pretty tight fit to me, but instead of double-checking, I just went with it.