Take a look at my first brew in primary

There she is, ready for bottling. I'll do that Sunday night after the kids go to bed.

It tastes FANTASTIC, if a little green. Perfectly drinkable though, even though it's un-carbonated and a little hoppy. It's super clear too. I'm very happy.

Can't wait to get it in the bottle, it's going to be great.

Looking great man.

Cheers in ~3 weeks

Ack! Not Blue!?! Are you from The 'Rock or something?

We had company over last weekend, and I didn't want to feed them all Erdinger, so they got Blue.

We'll call that emergency beer.

Okay, we can still be friends.

Whew....

Hey Kevin, whats next on the to brew list?

Decadent Brown Ale! It's another extract kit w/some grains. Similar to the Honey Cream Ale.

I guess I should create a fancy signature like you guys eh?

Yeah, beter get on it to match your "5.0 HQ" avatar!

That would be HO as in High Output. Hmm...that would make a great name for a beer!

You mean like O'keefe's Extra Old Stock? That stuff was the firs HO.

Gack. That would certainly be classified as HO in my book.

Have you tried the Extra Old Stock Strong? Whoo!

Didn't know it existed, and I'm sad now that I do...

Chairman Cheyco said:

Ack! Not Blue!?! Are you from The 'Rock or something?

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Surely you jest. We have better brews here than that upper canadian brew.

boo boo said:

Surely you jest. We have better brews here than that upper canadian brew.

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Surely I do.

Kevin K said:

That would be HO as in High Output. Hmm...that would make a great name for a beer!

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A "high output" beer would be one that gives you strong beer gas.
I can see it now: "Kevin's High Output Colon-Cleansing Imperial Stout"!

beerlover84 said:

A "high output" beer would be one that gives you strong beer gas.
I can see it now: "Kevin's High Output Colon-Cleansing Imperial Stout"!

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Colon Blow Lactose Ale!

I managed to bottle my first brew last night. It looks EXACTLY like Sleeman Honey Brown. Kind of ironic, seeing as how that's where the bottles came from.

These are going to be a long two weeks!

Yea but being that this is your first one, your going to have to "test" it out every couple days to know when its at it's best

I know, I know. I'm just hoping I can wait at least a week. I had a flat, warm glass of it last night, and it was quite a bit better than it was a few days ago. It's going to be great when carbonated and cold!

3 days to carbonate results in beer that is flatter than piss on a plate, but it tastes great.

Will have to work on the willpower thing...

Put a few on top of the refrigerator. I find it helps speed things up a bit but really all mine take at least 2 weeks.