Hi all, I've not brewed in a long time, and am still a bit of an amateur. But the other day decided I would get back into the swing of things!
I had some leftovers in the cupboard that I thought I should just use up rather than go out and buy new ingredients. So this is what I ended up throwing together:
1 x Can Coopers Dark Ale
1 x Can of Tooheys Draught
250g of Caramalt (? i think)
500g of Caramel Wheat Malt
1 kg Dex
1 x Pack Fermentis WB06 yeast
Norther Brewer Hops 90g
The grain was steeped at a bit over 60 degrees C in about 2 - 3 Litres of water for 40 mins. I then added this to my brew pot and topped up to a bit over 10L of water. I boiled for only 30 minutes, with half of the hops thrown in at 30 min and the rest at 5 min. I added both cans of extract in at 5 minutes also.
Cooled this down and placed in the fermenter, threw in the dex and pitched the yeast at about 20 degrees C. Have been fermenting in my dead fridge rigged up with computer fans blowing on frozen drink bottles at a constant 17 degrees.
Sorry, no SG readings as my dog ate my hydrometer (literally).
To the guru's out there, do you think this has a hope of turning into something drinkable? Or do you think it was a lost cause? All feedback appreciated!
I had some leftovers in the cupboard that I thought I should just use up rather than go out and buy new ingredients. So this is what I ended up throwing together:
1 x Can Coopers Dark Ale
1 x Can of Tooheys Draught
250g of Caramalt (? i think)
500g of Caramel Wheat Malt
1 kg Dex
1 x Pack Fermentis WB06 yeast
Norther Brewer Hops 90g
The grain was steeped at a bit over 60 degrees C in about 2 - 3 Litres of water for 40 mins. I then added this to my brew pot and topped up to a bit over 10L of water. I boiled for only 30 minutes, with half of the hops thrown in at 30 min and the rest at 5 min. I added both cans of extract in at 5 minutes also.
Cooled this down and placed in the fermenter, threw in the dex and pitched the yeast at about 20 degrees C. Have been fermenting in my dead fridge rigged up with computer fans blowing on frozen drink bottles at a constant 17 degrees.
Sorry, no SG readings as my dog ate my hydrometer (literally).
To the guru's out there, do you think this has a hope of turning into something drinkable? Or do you think it was a lost cause? All feedback appreciated!