Dec 3rd - brewday
I did a little reading and made a few changes to the published recipe. Mostly I upped the pumpkin and malt to make the final result hopefully a little sweeter. I'm pretty sure the recipe actually belongs to Great Fermentations so I won't post it publicly.
Having the experience of my first brew under my belt, it was amazing how much easier the second try was. It took about an hour to prep and get everything sanitized measured and prepared. A couple hours later, after lunch it was time to get started.
From adding the water to cleaning the last utensil, it was only about 3 hours round trip and most of that was waiting for the alloted boiling or steeping times. I managed to watch some TV and do some reading while I was waiting, so it seemed a pretty relaxing afternoon
Something to note, the smell of boiling hops isn't universally adored. In the future all brewings will need to occur on the propane cooker outside.
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