mikeyt
Member
Hi everyone.
I'm new to this world of homebrew, but already I seem to have caught the bug. It's still very early days yet, and I'm not too sure if everything is going according to plan or not, yet.
My first beer was a Black Rock stout, which was in a kit. All I needed to do was add the sugar, and let it ferment for a few days before bottling it and letting it condition. This bit wasn't a problem. After the allotted time in the bottles, I've now had one or two and they have all come out flat, with no head whatsoever. This isn't a major problem - more a slight annoyance, as I'm not too sure why. The beer fermented slightly in the bottles, releasing CO2, but obviously not enough to give the beer much life.
It still tastes good, though, so I'm continueing to drink the stuff.
I have got my second brew on now, which is an EDME IPA. I'll be bottling that in a few days time. The hardest part is the wait, to let the beer mature - the natural thing I suppose it to drink it as soon as possible!
Anyway, just thought I'd say 'hello', and no doubt will be looking for advice sometime in the near future!!
I'm new to this world of homebrew, but already I seem to have caught the bug. It's still very early days yet, and I'm not too sure if everything is going according to plan or not, yet.
My first beer was a Black Rock stout, which was in a kit. All I needed to do was add the sugar, and let it ferment for a few days before bottling it and letting it condition. This bit wasn't a problem. After the allotted time in the bottles, I've now had one or two and they have all come out flat, with no head whatsoever. This isn't a major problem - more a slight annoyance, as I'm not too sure why. The beer fermented slightly in the bottles, releasing CO2, but obviously not enough to give the beer much life.
It still tastes good, though, so I'm continueing to drink the stuff.
I have got my second brew on now, which is an EDME IPA. I'll be bottling that in a few days time. The hardest part is the wait, to let the beer mature - the natural thing I suppose it to drink it as soon as possible!
Anyway, just thought I'd say 'hello', and no doubt will be looking for advice sometime in the near future!!