Well we got back into it yesterday. First time in more then 3 years. Had some complete newbs come too.
Other then a stuck sparge at one point things went pretty well. I think we are going to attempt two different 10 gal batches at the same time next time if we can pick up a couple more newbs that want to get involved.
Ryan (usenet at jamesrobert dot us)
Welcome back to the craft. And congrats on bringing in the noobs. What kind of yeast are you using with that recipe? Let us know how the batches go.
Wild
Having been as long as it had I opted for the expensive liquid in the starter packs, ie cold compress break and shake bags in the team trainer's kit. I don't remember exactly which one, but I saved all the packaging for the hops and yeast etc. so that I could document later.
I have it all sitting in my home office in the corner as it is still getting down to freezing at night here and I wanted to keep it at a more steady temp then the garage offers right now.
It took off well enough in the first 24 hours that the airlock is being held tight against its own top when I got home from work last night, and this morning the smell of ripe bananas is out into the rest of the family room from behind the closed office door.
This waiting part is my least favorite part of brewing.
Ryan
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