Hello all and nice to be back. Originally joined Homebrew talk in 2014. Was brewing previous to that though. Wife said are you going to do anything with all your brewing gear? Yes. Made an APA last week and had stuck sparge, or, so I thought. The pickup tube in my 10 gal Igloo cooler from my false bottom collapsed and I think was not sealing due to being dried out. Rookie mistake. Not checking my gear after not brewing for 5 years.
Ended up scooping the mash into a bucket and adding the sparge water and draining it into my brew kettle through a fine strainer. Had a lot of particulate in the wort. Didn't even try for OG due to all the trub . Boiled , did hop additions . Let it sit in primary for 12 days. Seemed to clear up very well and FG 1.012. The OG was 1.052.Guess it's done. Bottled it and it tasted nice , although not what I remember.
Well, I think I will be alright.
Going to brew this weekend , a Blueberry Ale. The only one the wife likes.
Glad to be back in the game. I've forgotten how much fun it is . Glad to be here and ,learn from all you guys.
Ended up scooping the mash into a bucket and adding the sparge water and draining it into my brew kettle through a fine strainer. Had a lot of particulate in the wort. Didn't even try for OG due to all the trub . Boiled , did hop additions . Let it sit in primary for 12 days. Seemed to clear up very well and FG 1.012. The OG was 1.052.Guess it's done. Bottled it and it tasted nice , although not what I remember.
Well, I think I will be alright.
Going to brew this weekend , a Blueberry Ale. The only one the wife likes.
Glad to be back in the game. I've forgotten how much fun it is . Glad to be here and ,learn from all you guys.