Benn Naughty Ale Part 2

About the time I was brewing the Big Ben Pale Ale kit, I was working with a relative who has the last name Benn. I enjoyed working with him so much that I decided to name my first batch Benn Naughty Ale.

I was a little pressed for time on this batch because I didn't anticipate how long it would take to heat such a great amount of liquid. Thus I only did a 20 minute steep with the grains. I also ended up only doing a 50 minute boil instead of a full hour.

At the end of the boil and after cooling I measured the specific gravity at 1.044.

I added the yeast and threw it into the primary fermenter.

I made a slight mistake with the volume of the wort. Instead of 5 gallons I ended up with 5 and 3/4 gallons. Oops.