New Stove = Fail

After a long brewing hiatus due to moving into our first house, I finally was able to brew this week. Unfortunately, I didn't realize how weak our new stove is. It took me 2.5 hours to get to a boil, and I only managed that after the folks on the HomebrewTalk forums gave me the idea to straddle the brew pot between 2 burners. It is very obvious that I need to invest in a turkey fryer or some other kind of propane burner.

The brew was the Caribou Slobber kit from Northern Brewer. I am guessing it is a clone of Moose Drool which is a great beer. Apart from the stove issues, this brew was very easy. It is also the first 5 gallon batch I have done in almost a year. Everything was 2.5 gallon batches before this one. One of the great features of the new house is a closet beneath the stairs going into the basement that maintains a steady temperature of 65 degrees. The caribou slobber is bubbling happily away in there right now.

I also have a big project coming up that will greatly improve moral around the house. Stay tuned for details.