How to Brew an Oatmeal Stout with Joe (Part 3)

This is the third of a four part series on how to easily brew your own oatmeal stout from a Midwest Supplies extract kit. Join me in this third part of the series as we go through these steps in the brewing process: finishing the boil, sanitizing your fermenting equipment, overview of the basic equipment you will need, cooling the wort, and topping off your wort to the correct gallon mark and the right temperature.

It's also important to remember that I brew my beer in a rather small apartment--so it is true that just about anyone with any space can brew their own delicious home brewed beer! If you have a few extra square feet, you can brew your own beer easily and affordably.

All original music composed by Joseph Williams.

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[gralkor]

hey- why is there a towel wedged up against the bottom of the door? I only do that when I smoke wee--- oh-- gotcha. Totally understand man, say no more! :D

[terpsichoreankid]

@gralkor LOL--that apartment had an insane draft coming in from under that door (they didn't put in a seal, and never did) so we always put the towel there to keep the heating bill down. I do follow you though... LOL

[hidenrage]

rinsing after using star san negates the effects of sanitizing. star san works by leaving a residual film (don't fear the foam)! When you rinse with tap water (even 115-120 degree hot water) you are reintroducing the same buggies you tried to get rid of with the star san. DON'T FEAR THE FOAM and DON'T RINSE. You may have had luck by doing this but its just that, luck.

[terpsichoreankid]

@hidenrage It doesn't really matter that things were rinsed, as the whole batch is topped off to 5 gallons with the exact same water I rinsed things off with. I think the better thing to highlight would be effective cleaning, sanitizing, and pitching the yeast quickly after moving into the fermenter. The same methods should ring true with every batch brewed. I know rinsing is not necessary, but I don't want to introduce that much phosphoric acid to my batch personally. No need!

[terpsichoreankid]

@hidenrage In addition, if it is "just luck," then I'm batting 100%--as I've NEVER lost a batch doing the exact method illustrated. Keeping things clean, sanitizing, and getting things done quickly and efficiently have yielded great brews every time. Now if you're going to sanitize and then let it set for an hour or two, then yeah--don't rinse it off. But I sanitize, rinse, and have everything sealed up in a matter of minutes. With that speed, there's no need to worry. Cheers!

[MrReidLynn]

jeans...ok..... SICK j-u-n-i-o-r bud

[terpsichoreankid]

@MrReidLynn ??

[terpsichoreankid]

@loknfwrd Thanks for sharing!

[loknfwrd]

RE comments. For a very good education on sanitizing check out Basic Brewing (dot) com podcast radio from mar. 29 2007 for star san and mar. 22 2007 for iodaphor there is a treasure trove of information to be had.

[terpsichoreankid]

@Adol666 Very cool--always good to save money, especially if the product is still OK after all that time. I'll definitely have to give it a go!