15 gallons in and have yet to taste one.

[Rhymenoceros]

This started when me and a fried randomly decided to give it a try in mid January, here I am with batch one a week in the bottle, batch 2 happily sitting in the primary. And tomorrow, tomorrow will be batch three, 15 gallons in and have yet to try one of my creations, that's when you know you're addicted. Batch 3 is going to be a pale ale kit from the LHBS I'm not to familiar with the style, any tips?

 

[larrybrewer]

Welcome to the fold.

You could try getting away from kits and look up recipes online. Then you get a sense of what malts/hops/yeasts go into the various styles.

I would try as many hop varieties in preparation for growing hops at your house. That way you will know what you like.

Oh, and start taking notes every batch, religiously. This site has printable brew sheets for all grain and extract brewers:
Brew Day Sheet for Extract Based Beer Recipes | Brewer's Friend

 

[BlindLemonLars]

Good for you man, that's some dedication you're showing. Your patience will be rewarded when you have a nice "pipeline" of finished beer to enjoy.

However, since you've got a batch in the bottle for a week, you may want to crack a single one and give it a taste. Just the one, mind you. Not only will it satisfy your curiosity, you'll also get a real education into why conditioning time is so important. A month or so later, you'll be shocked at how much your beer has improved over that time.

Keep it up...I always try to think at least three batches ahead!

 

[heinz57]

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Keep it up...I always try to think at least three batches ahead!

A man who brews with a chess strategy.

 

[Corkster]

much more dedication than me...... my first batch is just finishing up the primary fermentation and I could not resist drinking the hydrometer sample!

 

[beersydoesit]

Welcome. I admire rout patience in not trying your beer early.
If you use kits, get the LHBS to give the ingredient list.
That way you get the convenience of the kit and a chance to learn how the parts fit together.

 

[ohiobrewtus]

Wow, I'd be curious to hear how often you brew *after* you actually tasted your beer!

It's all part of the process, though. I have 5 batches that are lagering right now that I probably won't get to drink until sometime in April. Not every batch and be a 2 week Hefe.

 

[MikeG]

Since you have ~150 bottles of beer in the pipeline you'll prob end up letting some of it age. Let us know what you think of the differences between bottle #1 and bottle #45 of each type you have brewed.

 

[wildwest450]

Batch 3 is going to be a pale ale kit from the LHBS I'm not to familiar with the style, any tips?

This style started me on a long downward sprial. If you like it you may be enticed to go hoppier and hoppier and hoppier, to the point that all other styles are tasteless and bland. That's where im at anyway. Pale's are some of the tastiest and most refreshing beer you can brew, imo.

 

[CiscoKid]

This started when me and a fried randomly decided to give it a try in mid January, here I am with batch one a week in the bottle, batch 2 happily sitting in the primary. And tomorrow, tomorrow will be batch three, 15 gallons in and have yet to try one of my creations,

Welcome to the addiction, glad I'm not the only one who's gotten the bug. My first beer will have spent 3 weeks conditioning on Saturday. In the 6 weeks since I started that first beer, I've brewed every week. I think I might have gone a bit overboard getting my pipeline started.

 

[Rhymenoceros]

Well today was brew day for the pale ale (the trip to the LHBS actually made our 3rd brew an IPA instead) and we decided to crack open one of the first batch and give it a little taste... mmmmm, it was pretty good, not the best, but definitely better than Bud American Ale. In one week it'll be pretty damn tasty.

 

[llazy_llama]

I'm in the same boat as the OP right now. I've got 15 gallons of homebrew in various stages through my house. Tomorrow I'm doing 5 gallons of IPA, so that'll be 20.

When more supplies arrive in the next few days, I'll be doing an oatmeal stout and another 5 gallons of EdWort's Apfelwine. So by next weekend, I'll have 30 gallons going and the only homebrew I've tasted was my first batch just before bottling. Tasted good, although obviously flat.

 

[larrybrewer]

Just started EdWort's Apfelwine today and brewing back to back tomorrow. Pale ale and a lager.

Give a man a beer, he wastes the rest of the day.
Teach a man to brew, he wastes the rest of his life.

 

[CiscoKid]

I'm finally tasting one that went through the full process... 3 weeks in primary, 2.8 weeks in bottles, 3 days in the fridge to chill. Wow. Carbed up quite nicely. Much more so than the one I crashed in the freezer the other night. Also, the tastes mellowed out, much better than the green bottles I tried - but it's still not a great beer, needs more hops and there's some off flavors - but I also pitched while it was WAY too warm, so those make sense.

So for any of you other newbies curious, the beer comes out ok - trust Reevy and be patient.

For all it's faults, with everything that I screwed up on this beer it is still pretty good, so I can't wait for the others ones conditioning or fermenting as they ought to be better!

And now, back to my kettle for my IPA...