American Wheat + Columbus

This morning I woke at 5:00, couldn't go back to sleep and decided it was time to brew while the family slept. I put a pot of water on, turned Coltrane down low, and brewed a pot of coffee. Today I tried a second attempt at an all-grain brew. I purchased a Northern Brewer American Wheat Beer all grain kit. The kit included:

• 4 lbs. Rahr White Wheat malt
• 4 lbs. Rahr 2-row pale
• 1 oz Willamette hops
• 1 oz Cascade hops

I upgraded the yeast to a WYEAST pouch and added an extra 1 oz of columbus hops. The first time that I tried an all-grain, I used a nylon bag and it turned into a ridiculous barrier. I reconfigured my mash tun and this time the mash and sparge were so much easier and efficient. I will detail my kit in a future blog.

Here is a pic of the WYEAST fully activated and ready to pitch.
Spent grain in the mash tun (old cooler)









Here is my brew pot which is a 7 gallon turkey fry pot. It works. Something stainless steel, with valves, gauges, and gnomes that do everything for me would be awesome but not needed to get it done.