EVERYDAY IPA - waited 3 weeks bf opening up.
only issue is it seems to lose body after a few minutes, curious your thoughts if anyone has them. It smells and tastes like an IPA should but then after a few minutes tastes like carbonated water with hoppy flavoring.
my priming recipe
25g of...
in the neighborhood friend!
So, my second time brewing today - the GRAPEFRUIT HONEY ALE. Boy this was fun! Didn't realize belgian candy was included and actually made 2lb's of my own! HA! Also, drying out the GFruit and adding honey at the end was fun.
I must say, it was much much easier...
Clear bottles will be fine, they are crated and in a room with no windows.
I emptied out the siphon starter into a separate glass first bf going into the bottles ( w beer flow) so I don't cause any possible taste issues. Also, it was starsan solution.
Thanks for everyone's help through these initial steps. I MADE BEER! :rocking:
I used 16oz bottles so it only made 6, actually works out b/c I have the grapefruit ale ready in the wings so i'll kick that off tomorrow after everything is dry.
re: priming sugar - I did the following...
Looking to bottle this afternoon. a few questions on your bottling:
Did you use the honey recipe for your primer or did you opt for priming sugar? If priming sugar, did you make your own or purchase from a LHBS?
re: Sugar - Did you add the primer to the 1Gallon jug, swirl it around and...
Silly question but this IS beginner and we are talking BklynBrew...I have 12 grolsch style bottles ready for bottling this weekend (it will be 2 weeks). My question is how high do I fill bottles, to the top or right to the neck to leave room for carbonation?
Completed my first IPA kit last night.
Of course I found this thread after, what I hope is not my mistake -
Tested my yeast (per palmer) and everything is working. Pitched it last night and shaked my 1gal to get everything working. 6hours later, all sediment was on the bottom and no...