BrewN00b
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Howdy all. So, my name is quite appropriate, as I have my first beer in the fermenter right now. I put it in last Saturday, diligently followed all rules of sanitation, pitched my yeast after rehydrating it, and it started bubbling within a few short hours. Well, today I took a FG sample and it ended up being EXACTLY where it should be! Of course, ever silver lining must have a gray cloud as my beer had a metallic taste to it. Now I understand why you don't use an enameled pot even if it has the smallest chip in it.
Oh well, I'm hoping some conditioning will square that away. Anyways, n00bitis kicked in, and I wanted to make sure the yeasty-beasties were kept busy and eating up any remaining sugars so I gave them a little swirl knowing they would have at least a few more days to clear up before I rack into a secondary. I probably should have left it alone, I know.
Now, the meat of the story. I am fighting temptation to gaze upon my first creation, play with it, celebrate it. I know it's not perfect, and if the metallic taste doesn't clear up it may not even be any good, but damn it, it's mine! I created it, and I am proud of that! I am staying strong, so I wrapped it tight in its loving cocoon of insulating blankets and will leave it alone. Thank God I still have some military discipline left in me!
So, I am the proud daddy of my first batch, a Brewers Best Pale Ale kit. Its OG was 1.044, FG being 1.010. Its brown, and beautiful, if hot still a little hazy. I loving call it Fail Pale Ale. Kinda catchy, don't ya think?
Well, its a great hobby, and I foresee me spending a lot more money on it. Next purchase, a used refrigerator for temp controlled fermentation and/or conditioning, a couple corny kegs, and some fat stainless steel for all my brewing pleasure to replace the aluminum one I just purchased and oxidized today.
That was way too long.
Oh well, I'm hoping some conditioning will square that away. Anyways, n00bitis kicked in, and I wanted to make sure the yeasty-beasties were kept busy and eating up any remaining sugars so I gave them a little swirl knowing they would have at least a few more days to clear up before I rack into a secondary. I probably should have left it alone, I know.
Now, the meat of the story. I am fighting temptation to gaze upon my first creation, play with it, celebrate it. I know it's not perfect, and if the metallic taste doesn't clear up it may not even be any good, but damn it, it's mine! I created it, and I am proud of that! I am staying strong, so I wrapped it tight in its loving cocoon of insulating blankets and will leave it alone. Thank God I still have some military discipline left in me!
So, I am the proud daddy of my first batch, a Brewers Best Pale Ale kit. Its OG was 1.044, FG being 1.010. Its brown, and beautiful, if hot still a little hazy. I loving call it Fail Pale Ale. Kinda catchy, don't ya think?
Well, its a great hobby, and I foresee me spending a lot more money on it. Next purchase, a used refrigerator for temp controlled fermentation and/or conditioning, a couple corny kegs, and some fat stainless steel for all my brewing pleasure to replace the aluminum one I just purchased and oxidized today.
That was way too long.