I have made beer!

My first batch (Kolsch) is legged and carbed. A little under carbed, and not sure how to remedy. It doesn't look or taste like Kolsch, but its drinkable. All in all, not bad for a first effort.

Congratulations 03fxsti! Welcome to the obsession.
you could try raising your pressure a bit for a week and see if you don"t like how it's carbed then.

I'll try it. It is an obsession. I already ordered my next batch.

Doesn't look like a Kolsch? Whatcha mean? Pic?

Congrats! Enjoy that beer man. Hey I have to ask, based off your Username it leads me to believe you are a Marine. Am I right?

Congrats man, how long ago and in to what has it been kegged?

Congrats!

GioGomez2010 said:

Congrats! Enjoy that beer man. Hey I have to ask, based off your Username it leads me to believe you are a Marine. Am I right?

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Negative. Just a Harley rider

Brulosopher said:

Doesn't look like a Kolsch? Whatcha mean? Pic?

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Naw, no pics yet. I thought Kolsch was a lighter color, it just seems a little dark, and a little to hoppy. I did a full 5 gal. boil, and I never could get a definitive answer in searching whether I should adjust my hop additions. Now I believe I should have cut my bittering hops by a little bit. No biggy just part of the learning curve.

Extracts seem to come out darker for me.

SilvaRizla said:

Congrats man, how long ago and in to what has it been kegged?

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Started it may 25th, and kegged in a corny friday a week ago.

so did you pressure seal the keg and prime at the same time? Gow much did you prime?

If you're in a corny I wouldn't worry now and force carb it instead

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so did you pressure seal the keg and prime at the same time? Gow much did you prime?

If you're in a corny I wouldn't worry now and force carb it instead

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No priming sugar, just CO2. There is a definite possibility that I'm just being impatient. I set it up, and left on vac. May have had to low of pressure to it.

03fxsti said:

No priming sugar, just CO2. There is a definite possibility that I'm just being impatient. I set it up, and left on vac. May have had to low of pressure to it.

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May 25th... impatient?!?! Haha! I have a Kolsch that goes grain to glass in 3-4 weeks. And it won an award... talk about impatient.

After a week at about 12 psi this is damn tasty. I'll be surprised if it lasts till my daughter comes home to taste it.