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My first Beer (Honey Beer ?)

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Kwatt

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2.5 gal batch in a 3 gallon Carboy

2.5 - lbs Light DME
1 - lbs Dutch Gold Clover Honey
4 oz - Medium (50-60L)Crystal Malt crushed. Steeped for 30 min. after heating water to 165 F
0.5 oz Cascade Hops (60 min.)
0.5 oz Tettnang Hops (15 min.)
0.5 tsp. Irish Moss (15 min.)
Windsor Ale yeast Pitched at 11:30 EST
First sign of airlock activity 13:35 EST

SG 1.040 @ 68 F


These things I have learned so far.
The instant you turn your head it is going to boil over!
Standing over a boiling pot when the heat index is 99 F is not pleasant.
Hops are messy.
The help is going inside when you light the burner.
It is nice to have unlimited supply of ICE. (furnished by the help) And yes, I thanked him profusely !
It smells good. (if nothing else I have a air freshener)
 
how big was your brewpot? I use a 7.5 gallon stainless steel turkey fry pot ( never fried in, only brew). Big pots are a help with boilovers.
 
Get some of this and you'll NEVER have to worry about a boil-over again:

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I do 8 gallon AG boils in a 10 gallon brew-pot, and since I started using this, I never even came close to having a boil-over .... seriously, this stuff works great !

- GL63
 
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