First AG is super duper good

Just trying my first all grain brew. An ESB I borrowed from Brewsmith. Turned out spectacular. Way better than I thought I'd do for my first crack at it. I'd like to take a moment and thank all here for the comments and help I rec'd directly and indirectly from all the posts. Thanks a million.

Congrats!

Congrats on the great batch.

Thanks guys. Best of luck on your current or future batches. Starting my next one this Friday.

Awesome!

Be careful reusing screw-top bottles in the future. I notice yours is, and some people have trouble getting a good seal (or break the bottle during capping) when using them.

Thanks. But they were all pop tops. I dont drink beer that comes in screw top bottles if I can help it. Lol.

jtbeachbum said:

Thanks. But they were all pop tops. I dont drink beer that comes in screw top bottles if I can help it. Lol.

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Congrats!

That looks like a screwtop bottle. Perhaps you capped it?

+1 to what pawn said. I zoomed in and it is indeed a screw on top.
Definitely want to be careful if you decide to cap those. (Not a good idea)

CONGRATS on the brew though!!!
Welcome to the "Can't believe I made this" club.

jtbeachbum said:

Just trying my first all grain brew. An ESB I borrowed from Brewsmith. Turned out spectacular. Way better than I thought I'd do for my first crack at it. I'd like to take a moment and thank all here for the comments and help I rec'd directly and indirectly from all the posts. Thanks a million.

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Exactly my experience with my first all grain brew. While there are some descent extract kits, all grain is such an improvement in taste and body.

I've been brewing all grain since about October of last year. I've probably brewed 150 gallons since then.... all grain. I was actually surprised how simple the transition was for me. It was like I'd been brewing that way all along.

Durn. Ur right. I stand corrected. Have no idea where that one came from. Yeah. I did cap it and it turned out good. Gonna go pitch that one out now. Thanks for noticing and letting me know. Gonna work on a new batch this weekend. Thinking about a Chocolate Stout.