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**BigRock947** · 11-30-2012, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by flipfloptan

Just curious. Everybody is talking about what they are brewing in 1 gallon batches which is all and good. Has anybody started tasting their 1 gallon batch experiments.

Interested in learning from others. I just tasted my MO/Styrian Goldings SMaSH. Will not be doing that again. Glad it wasn't 5 gallons. Styrian Goldings has promise as a blending hop but not a stand alone hop. IMO

I've only tasted one of them that I transferred to a secondary. It was pretty good...can't wait until its ready.

**JollyIsTheRoger** · 11-30-2012, 01:52 PM

Bottling my third batch tonight, first batch was awesome, second may have a couple recipe issues, but I will see next week when its carbed up if its any better. My pipeline is finally set up and full. It's a good feeling

MTate37 · 11-30-2012, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by rawkstar320

Cracked open a Belgian blonde and a chocolate maple porter (based on BBS recipe) and I think I've finally crossed that line that defines "Meh" first homebrews and "yum" homebrews. Exciting.

I think I've also crossed that line with the BBS recipes I've made. I don't get any cranberry from the Cranberry Wheat recipe, but for a wheat beer I'm really happy with the flavor. I'll be bottling the New Year Beer this weekend and the last sample was the best flat beer I've ever had. Now if I can just develop a little patience so that by the time the beer is really ready I'll have more than three bottles left.

**cheesecake** · 11-30-2012, 02:09 PM

Patience is a killer. I want to try a 1 gallon batch so bad but I know there not ready.

rawkstar320 · 11-30-2012, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by MTate37

I think I've also crossed that line with the BBS recipes I've made. I don't get any cranberry from the Cranberry Wheat recipe, but for a wheat beer I'm really happy with the flavor. I'll be bottling the New Year Beer this weekend and the last sample was the best flat beer I've ever had. Now if I can just develop a little patience so that by the time the beer is really ready I'll have more than three bottles left.

I have the bbs book, but have pretty much just made up my own recipes....so it probably took longer to criss the line otherwise.

For a little while, I had a batch going every week. But that's just too hard to keep up on, so in trying for a batch every other week. To catch up, I'm brewing a brown ale for my dad and a Belgian tripel this weekend. Yay beer!

**cheesecake** · 11-30-2012, 04:14 PM

Yay for cleaning carpets instead of brewing. I am using my brew pot though to heat the water for rhe cleaner. I love setting the temp and letting it hold that temp while I do what I need to do. If I finish early ill probably brew something

**BigRock947** · 11-30-2012, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by JollyIsTheRoger

Bottling my third batch tonight, first batch was awesome, second may have a couple recipe issues, but I will see next week when its carbed up if its any better. My pipeline is finally set up and full. It's a good feeling

I'm bottling tonight as well...also making a bottling bucket out of an extra 2-gallon bucket.