Lemme start by saying this was much more like brewing than my last experiment ... just ... really, really fast.
Simmering a pound of torrefied wheat while 1.5 gal distilled water heads towards a boil, yank the wheat once the water's at 160-162F ... and turn burner to med-high to add extract ...
The other 2.5 gallons of distilled water I put in the fridge ...
Mise en place and all ...
Stir in 4 lbs of pilsen dme, one at a time, stirring to integrate it without letting it rest on the bottom ...
Once there's no chunks, turn the burner up to max and head for the boil ...
Used a drop of Fermcap today, to help see what was up ...
Once boiling, I placed the hopper with the HBC438 in it, and the immersion chiller into the boil, set the timer for fifteen mins, and very lightly zested two sunkist oranges into the boil ...
Got shit ready ...
After fifteen mins, switched pot to sink basin, and chilled, while hopper drained, and I stirred ...
Filtered chilled wort into corny via strainer-funnel, then added 2.5 gal water from fridge, and then dumped the starter in before finally adding two or three drops of fermcap since it's full!
Join the party at 70F ...
Ron Mexico style.
