BST Amber Ale is Born.....with Blood Sweat and Tears.......
So my friends and I decided that you couldn't name a beer until something happened during the brewing process. BST Amber Ale was born from Blood Sweat and Tears. As you can see I had to crack 10 pounds of grain by hand instead of using a grain mill. I will never do that again. Charlie Papazain is probably laughing at me right now, that is if he reads this. Next time I get grains from my nearest homebrew store, I promise it will be accompanied by a grain mill. If you are wanting to follow along, BST Amber Ale is:
8 pounds 2 row
1 pound Crystal 120
1 pound Victory for head retention
2 oz. Cascade pellet hops at 60 minutes and 10 minutes
Feel free to enjoy the brew.
After the grains were cracked and the equipment laid out, I was ready to get my brew on.
A test of the new Mash Tun proved that it was working properly.
Running the strike water through the Mash Tun to check and re-run the Vourloff.
Instead of trying to use a Folgers can for a modified fly-sparge I bought a watering can, and it works great.
The run off was looking great.
Once the wort was ready I started the brewing process, this is my new brewing set up. The driveway behind my new house.
Of course it wasn't all happy stuff. My daughter was outside playing with her sister and tripped and fell, skinned her knee, and fussed a bit about the whole ordeal. I got to play daddy doctor and clean the knee and place the band-aid. She no longer wanted to play so sitting quietly on her duck chair was sufficient.
The wort chiller placed in the boil to sanitize. This was the first time by the way, my buddies bought me one before I left Alaska. I've never used one before today.
After about 15-30 minutes, which is about an hour shorter than it used to take. I'm a fan of the wort chiller.
BST Amber Ale transferring to the fermenter, gotta love the the beginnings of a new brew.
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