First ever brew

[BristolBrew]

Hi all,

Just thought I'd post my first brew. I was given a kit (Belgian IPA) from my wife in February and just got round to starting it now. I've bought a bucket and added a fish tank heater and temp controller to keep it warm. Checked it today and started bubbling / frothing. Looking forward to seeing how it ends up!

Bubbling...

(Edited image link and added a couple more)

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Welcome to the forum :

Could you try posting the picture again as its not showing.

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[BristolBrew]

Sorry about that - I think I've managed to sort out the sharing permissions / links now

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Working fine :thumb:

 

[Old_P]

All the best for your first brew :thumb:

 

[terrym]

Good first time set-up. :thumb:
I assume that 24.5*C is your recommended fermenting temperature. This is fine for a saison yeast but might be a bit high for an ale yeast for which 18*-20*C is more normal.

 

[BristolBrew]

Thanks terrym, yes they recommended 20-25C so I thought I'd keep to the upper end of that range as I'm eager / impatient to get it going :-)

I'm glad I got the temp controller (InkBirsd ITC-308) as it was cheap, easy to set up and the garage temp fluctuates quite a bit so will keep my brew at a stable temp.

 

[Pawlo7671]

Yeah they recommend that you keep it within that temp range but plenty of people here will tell you to keep at as low as possible. I my self would try to keep the temp around 21c :thumb:

 

[BristolBrew]

Oh right - what's the reason for that? I will be doing more reading about it all but for the moment I'm starting from scratch / almost no knowledge... At least I can change the temp easily if need be.

 

[LarryF]

One thing Bristol, for your first brew you've nailed the set-up, absolutely nailed it, welcome aboard. You take me back, I was such a Numpty when I started, it's so nice to see someone who did their homework before going shopping.

 

[Dutto]

Welcome to the Forum! :thumb:

Now try and leave it well alone until nothing has happened for at least a week! :thumb:

 

[BristolBrew]

Thanks for the kind words Larry, glad I'm on the right track(ish)!

I have almost left it alone Dutto - all I've done is reduce the temp slightly to 23.5 after advice here and also after reading some of my new book :mrgreen:

The book is really interesting, I'm already looking forward to progressing beyond the "kit brew" but am still enjoying this one.