Pics after a week

[michaeljones147]

Hey guys,
Since this is my first brew I wanted to take a picture of it after a week and make sure that it is looking like it is on track and not infected (I'm 99% sure it's not infected as of this exact moment)

OG: 1.065
Current Gravity: 1.019

Let me know what you think!

 

[chickypad]

Looks good!

 

[unionrdr]

Looks fine to me. Just bubbles & whatnot from the krausen going down.

 

[beerman0001]

:rockin:

 

[michaeljones147]

Yeah, I thought it looked like it was coming along just fine. Out of curiosity, when do you guys do your first tastes usually? Obviously its not ready, but I dont' want to mess with the process, so when I can try it, what do I use and how do I do it safely?

 

[unionrdr]

I wait two weeks to take the 1st FG sample,& taste that. Anf every test thereafter.

 

[mpenn35]

I usually taste the beer that I used to take the gravity readings. Obviously, it's going to be warm, flat, and not "there yet," but I can usually get a gauge on how it's going. I take a turkey baster and pull a sample, test it, take a sip, and trash the rest of the sample. I'd rather waste a few ounces than put it back and take a chance of contaminating the whole batch.