Brewed my first batch!

I made a honey wheat beer (kit from homebrewery.com) last night. It's in the primary fermenter right now where I'll leave it for two weeks. I've read that wheat beers don't benefit from a secondary fermenter so I'll just bottle it and let it sit for 3 weeks-2 months before enjoying. I'm looking forward to trying it and I'm thoroughly enjoying this hobby!

I don't know why, but it's fun to watch the airlock bubble!

It's even more fun if you sniff it.

Wheat kits can smell like banana farts.

congrats! my second batch is 2 weeks into bottle conditioning. It's all downhill from here.

Congratulations! Sounds like it went well. Now is the time to start planning your next beer.

And, yeah, watching the airlock is strangely addictive.

Chad

i love sniffing the airlock when its bubbling. little guilty pleasure of mine. that and taco bell.

Chad said:

Congratulations! Sounds like it went well. Now is the time to start planning your next beer.

And, yeah, watching the airlock is strangely addictive.

Chad

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+1 -- Start planning your next beer

And wait until that thing starts rolling all the trub around..that is addictive to watch.

Oh yeah...welcome to the addiction.

jcdillin said:

congrats! my second batch is 2 weeks into bottle conditioning. It's all downhill from here.

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Congrats to you, too! I can tell this is going to be a slippery slope!
Thanks guys!

Dextersmom said:

i love sniffing the airlock when its bubbling. little guilty pleasure of mine. that and taco bell.

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I never thought of that. Great idea! I like taco bell, too.

4 batches in a love it! my last hefeweisen was fruity smelling out of the airlock! it will be ready for consumption next weekend! whoo hoo!

dustinhayden said:

I don't know why, but it's fun to watch the airlock bubble!

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When I use a blowoff tube it freaks out my cats. They like to stare at it, and then they get down close and jump back when it burps.

Dextersmom said:

i love sniffing the airlock when its bubbling. little guilty pleasure of mine. that and taco bell.

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I keep star-san in the airlock so it makes tons of little bubbles, so you have to wait there for some to pop, but when they do. Mmmmhmmm, that is like nirvana. Taco bell, not so much

To the OP, congrats, and welcome to the obsession.