well me and my gf of 5 years broke it off unfortunately right after we brewed our first beer together. times are tough and i need to get my **** straight together...but this isnt the right forum for that :)
her birthday just passed and i decided to make her a little gift, since she didnt get...
After 3 weeks in primary fermentation and 1 week in a bottle, and a TON of newbie mistakes that you can find in the beginners forum.
Here is mine, the recipe was Northern Brewer Saison. It smells like a saison and taste almost like a blonde.
Will let it sit in bottles for another 2 weeks.
I love you guys !!
Thanks so much for convincing me to keep bottling it. I just tried a bottle...and well..it tasted delicious.. a bit light in body, but it carbed up real nice...even after just 1 week. smells like a saison, but taste more like a blonde.
here are a few pics.
i just want to make sure it doesn't taste infected. I've tasted the hydro samples, so I know what its suppose to taste like when its green.
I am also doing this because i want to taste it every week for 3 weeks to see how it progresses, so I know for myself how beer works.
but thanks for...
next time smoke your pot after you're done brewing ;)
but seriously, don't feel bad..I've done some stupid **** too that in hindsight could've been avoided.
just cool your wort in the kettle you boiled it in and then transfer it to your fermenter.
well..today is exactly 1 week from bottling.
I put a bottle in the fridge last night and will come to drinking it later tonight.
The bottles look very VERY hazy and it looks like condensation inside where the air space is..
hopefully its not infected....wish me luck.