So I got a lager beer kit and boiled up my grain, syrup and dry malt extract the other night and added my 60 minute and 30 minute hops as dictated by recipe. The whole process went well and when I cooled it all down and added my primed yeast I poured it from brew pot to fermenter to mix in some oxygen. All together it was a pretty smooth process and having been NASA concerned with contaminating the brew I am reasonably confident the brew is free from bacteria and the lager yeast will reign supreme in fermenter town. Its been about 24 hours now and I noticed at the 8 hr mark the gasses were venting through the sterile breather (filled with Vodka) and its moving a bit faster at this point.
My fermenter is sharing the tub as I can leave the window open and with the cooler temps needed I should be able to keep it a t 55-65 degrees for the next 51 days, 21 in the primary fermenter and 30 in the secondary. Either way its a work in process and I'll post pics soon, cheers.- J M
Quick thought here if your doing the same, Food Grade plastic with sealing gasket lid! air tight!
so here is a batch of ale i did recently and will be botling soon. The first two pics are oin the stove and the the third is the batch cooling in the sink. The lager is still going.
Here is a picture of the cleaned Sam Adams bottles im going to use.
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