McCall St. Brewer
Well-Known Member
Just popped open my first new brew in a long time and (if I say so myself) wow.
It was supposed to be a Bavarian lager, but at the last minute I decided to use German ale yeast instead.
It was my first full boil using the turkey fryer SWMBO gave me for Xmas and it also was my first brew using a wort chiller (that I got for myself for Xmas).
I also ran out of corn sugar so I used dme for priming.
After two weeks in bottles the first one is awesome. Doesn't taste anything like a southern German lager, though. More like a really good brewpub beer with a good bit of bitterness.
I don't know what made the difference: full boil? wort chiller? dry malt extract for priming? Or a little of all three. Bottom line: my best effort yet.
Next up: AG (if spring ever gets here).
It was supposed to be a Bavarian lager, but at the last minute I decided to use German ale yeast instead.
It was my first full boil using the turkey fryer SWMBO gave me for Xmas and it also was my first brew using a wort chiller (that I got for myself for Xmas).
I also ran out of corn sugar so I used dme for priming.
After two weeks in bottles the first one is awesome. Doesn't taste anything like a southern German lager, though. More like a really good brewpub beer with a good bit of bitterness.
I don't know what made the difference: full boil? wort chiller? dry malt extract for priming? Or a little of all three. Bottom line: my best effort yet.
Next up: AG (if spring ever gets here).