batches 3 & 4 fermenting - batches 1 & 2 bottled

[Braumeise]

Happy new Year every one!

Update on my brewing success *lol

the first batch of which I though I had screwed up tremendously doesn't taste bad at all!
Just came out as a very "girly" - for those in need to watch their carb intake - beer with a 1.5% vol.alc. well...

as did the second batch btw. and the second one tastes like someone trying to give a bud light or a Coors a more sophisticated taste...
drinkable but well far far away from where I want it to be...

yet, the smile on my face was priceless when I bottled it! I made my first beer (and I do not have to pour it away!)

Did a 3rd attempt yesterday. had the grains double crushed and managed to get the mash temperature where I wanted it to be... lost all of my Vorlauf and some wort due to inexcusable stupidity on my side... ended with a post boil Gravity of 1.030

So I re did everything today - and exchanged the wheat malt for unmalted organic wheat. All went well for what I can say so far.

Got just under 5 gallon of fermentable wort with a gravity of 1.046 (as called for in my original recipe)

see where that goes.

I am sticking to the recipe until I get a very good beer out of it and will then start altering the ingredients.

Batch no. 4 looks promising, if that turns out very good, I'll change from Saaz to hallertauermittelfrüh... maybe I'll change yeast first, don't know yet...

anyway. Pretty proud of myself, looks like I am slowly getting there.

Thanks for reading
have a great 2016

 

[BarrelAgedForrest]

Nice!

 

[Braumeise]

Now that is strange... used same yeast which started fermenting like crazy last time within 14 hours and have no audible signs of anything going on this time?

Why?

 

[Braumeise]

All good it is bubbling now.